Effects of Residential Characteristics on Residents’ Depression : Focused on the Burden of Housing Costs by Tenure Type

Effects of Residential Instability of Renters on Their Perceived Health Status: Findings from the Korean Welfare Panel Study

“…Han and Jun [ 43 ] divided residents into two groups by housing situation—public rental housing and regular housing—and compared the mental health of their inhabitants. Their results were similar to that of Kang and Seo [ 9 ]; they found that the quality of mental health was lower in residents of public rental housing. Lim and Jang [ 44 ] categorized residents into three groups—owner-occupiers, long-term rent with lump-sum deposit (jeonse in Korean) renters, and monthly renters—and compared the mental health of each group.…”

“…In Korea, studies have examined the relationship between people’s housing problems and their health status from multiple perspectives. These studies have confirmed that the level of depressive symptoms is generally higher among those who are impoverished, senior citizens, or renters, as the probability of these groups experiencing residential instability is higher due to their lower income status [ 9 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ]. Further, another related study [ 11 ] showed that disadvantaged groups living in houses that are below minimum housing standards perceive their health to be poor as a result of their inadequate housing conditions and confirmed the negative impact of poor housing conditions on their life satisfaction.…”

“…Through an empirical analysis, Kang and Seo [ 9 ] examined the effect of housing situations on residents’ levels of depressive symptoms and concluded that the levels decrease as satisfaction with economic status increases and that the level of depressive symptoms is higher among renters than among owner-occupiers. Han and Jun [ 43 ] divided residents into two groups by housing situation—public rental housing and regular housing—and compared the mental health of their inhabitants.…”

“…However, this process resulted in social side effects such as a high economic gap and an increase in the number of underprivileged people. Today, pressing social problems, such as unsolicited crimes due to economic alienation and lonely death due to social isolation, are prevalent, and residential instability among the underprivileged is regarded as an important cause [ 9 ]. Residential instability among the underprivileged also has a negative impact on their physical and mental health, causing their quality of life to deteriorate.…”

Does Young Adults’ Neighborhood Environment Affect Their Depressive Mood? Insights from the 2019 Korean Community Health Survey

“…Simultaneously, local governments in South Korea have begun carrying out mental health support projects for young adults. Prior studies in the South Korean context have revealed that unemployment [9] and the high cost of housing [10,11] are the driving factors which cause depression in young adults. Other factors-such as the relationship between depression and living alone, young adults' living habits, and their living conditions-have not yet been clarified in the literature.…”