Economic insecurity: A socioeconomic determinant of mental health

Kopasker, Daniel; Montagna, Catia; Bender, Keith A.

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.09.006

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“…The stress of financial insecurity is a well-established risk factor for psychiatric morbidity [5][6][7]. Sources of this stress include actual financial insecurity (e.g., unemployment, insufficient income to meet needs) as well as the perceived threat of financial insecurity (e.g., fear of job loss), with some evidence suggesting that the latter is more detrimental [6]. Furthermore, higher levels of income inequality within a society are associated with poorer population mental health, particularly among low-income segments of the population [5,7].…”

Section: Stress Resulting From Covid-19-related Financial Insecuritymentioning

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COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States

Purtle

2020

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COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States

Purtle

2020

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…It is commonplace in the existing literature to find that low income, debt and financial insecurity among adults reduce their subjective wellbeing. Some examples are Clark, D'Ambrosio, and Ghislandi (2016) regarding poverty, Brown, Taylor, and Wheatley‐Price (2005) and Gathergood (2012) for debt, Kopasker, Montagna, and Bender (2018) with respect to insecurity, and Deaton (2012) and Wahlbeck and McDaid (2012) for financial crises. We do indeed find a correlation in ALSPAC data between mother's mental health and both MFP and income.…”

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Childhood circumstances and young adulthood outcomes: The role of mothers' financial problems

2020

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We here consider the cognitive and non-cognitive consequences on young adults of growing up with a mother who reported experiencing major financial problems. We use UK data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to show that early childhood financial problems are associated with worse adolescent cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes, controlling for both income and a set of standard variables, and in value-added models controlling for children's earlier age-5 outcomes. The estimated effect of financial problems is almost always larger in size than that of income. Around one-quarter to one-half of the effect of financial problems on the non-cognitive outcomes seems to transit through mother's mental health.

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“…Although the deaths of a loved one have the greatest psychological pressure, rise in essential goods prices were the most frequent source of stress. Economic insecurity is one of the determinants of mental health and is highly relevant to the labor market (27). These problems increase when some jobs are lost or incomes are greatly reduced (28).…”

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The Most Stressful Events during the COVID-19 Epidemic

Mousavi

Hooshyari

Ahmadi

2020

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Objective: Stressful events increase in traumatic conditions. Coronavirus is a new and serious challenge and significant public health problem, which can cause different stressors. This study has identified stressful events experienced by Iranian adults during the COVID-19 epidemic. Method: Data on stressful events during the COVID-19 epidemic were collected online from 418 adults (mean age 37.16 years; 57.4% female and 42.6% male) using quota sampling method. Epidemic Stressful Events Checklist was applied for data collection. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive graphs and tables, the independent sample t-test, the Fisher’s F test, and post hoc Bonferroni test. Results: The most frequent stressful event was rise in essential goods prices (84.7%); however, its perceived stress was not at the highest level. The highest severity of perceived stress was related to the death of a family member (4.83) due to COVID-19 infection, which was an event with the least occurrence, and the lowest severity of perceived stress was related to medical team performance (2.50). The results showed the severity of perceived stress is higher in women than men (t = 3.42; P value < 0.01) and also in the laboring occupations compared to other occupations (F = 3.18; P value < 0.05). Conclusion: Traumatic events can lead to more serious concerns, eg., worrying about those we love, concerns about the future of our life, and about what politicians and macro planners will do to protect our lives. Moreover, traumatic events can cause concerns about food, basic needs, and lack of resources to survive.

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Economic insecurity: A socioeconomic determinant of mental health

Cited by 63 publications

References 34 publications

COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States

COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States

Childhood circumstances and young adulthood outcomes: The role of mothers' financial problems

The Most Stressful Events during the COVID-19 Epidemic

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