The relationship between housing tenure and health : does ontological security play a role?

Previous research in the UK and elsewhere has found that housing tenure (i.e. whether the dwelling is owned or rented) predicts mortality and morbidity. This thesis aims to explain whether ontological security (a long term tendency to believe things are reliable and secure as opposed to threatening)...

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Main Author: Hiscock, Rosemary Esther
Published: University of Glasgow 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366214