Economic Predictors of Depressed Mood and Stressful Life Events in a Metropolitan Community

Weight of the Crisis: Evidence from Newborns in Argentina

“…While GL is more important in determining birth weight, it is also more di¢ cult to manipulate its determinants, such as maternal stress. 12 Economic crises may compromise food security and increase psychosocial stress. Moreover, dramatic reductions in resources can force credit constrained people to reduce their food expenditures below poverty levels.…”

“…Actually, Table 3 is entirely consistent with this mechanism. However, high-SES mothers may be able to smooth not just the consumption of nutritious food, but of 12 Malnutrition may cause stress in the fetus which is an important factor regarding preterm birth. 13 The adequacy of fetal nutrition is dependent upon many factors and regulating mechanisms.…”

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.…”

Familial Risk Across Three Generations and Psychosocial Correlates for Developing Psychopathology in a Changing World

“…On this, decades ago, studies suggested a complex set of intervening variables between economic life change and symptoms in workers employed in two closing industrial facilities. Findings suggested that by the time a discharged worker actually leaves a job, he or she may already have paid the price in symptoms due to adaptations in self-esteem and standard of living as well as to the stress of job seeking [38].…”