Economic change as a cause of behavioral disorder.

Abstract

The literature concerned with the relationship of economic variables to behavioral disorder is divided into four methodological categories by two orthogonal dimensions: cross-sectional versus longitudinal and individual versus aggregate. Because of their promise for determining the causal sequence of economic and disorder variables, individual and aggregate longitudinal studies are assembled and reviewed. To coordinate and advance research in this area, a model is offered that synthesizes many of the theoretical links joining economic change and behavioral disorder. This model's utility is illustrated with an overview of its implications for interventions at various levels.

Psychological aspects of employment and unemployment

“…Another issue of contention is the validity of assessing hospitalization rather than community prevalence. These themes have been discussed by Catalano & Dooley (1977), Dooley & Catalano (1980), Marshallfurther exploration is required. The important point here is that uncertainty about the validity or otherwise of aggregate time-series data does not prevent a conclusion at the individual level; as described above, it is clear that unemployment is in general associated with individual psychological distress.…”

Measuring the Effect of a Large Reduction in Welfare Payments on Mental Health Service Use in Welfare-Dependent Neighborhoods

“…[11][12][13][14][15][16] We hypothesized that the increased financial strain experienced by welfare recipients would have led to increased levels of emotional distress. Higher levels of emotional distress in low-income neighborhoods could result in a relative increase in use of mental health services when compared with rates of use in higher-income neighborhoods.…”

Influences of income change and parental acceptance on adolescent transgression proneness and peer relations

“…In the present investigation we add a third group -those families who have experienced a gain in income -in order to determine whether it is income change per se or only negative income change that has the potential to induce family crisis. In this regard, Dooley and Catalano (1980) concluded on the basis of studies relating aggregate economic change to behavioral disorder that there is evidence for both possibilities, although it is more widely believed that a negative economic change results in behavioral disorder.…”