Erratum: Somatisierung, Depressivität und Angst bei Binnenmigrierten
                    in einer deutschen repräsentativen Stichprobe

Otten, Daniëlle; Heller, Ayline; Kasinger, Christoph; Brähler, Elmar; Sachser, Cedric; Altweck, Laura; Beutel, Manfred E.; Fegert, Jörg M.

doi:10.1055/a-1957-9275

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“…Other studies also confirmed this, e.g., women reporting higher mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic than men [ 89 , 90 ]. Unlike previous studies [ 27 , 91 ], no significant difference between East- and West Germany in mental distress was found. Therefore, the period and cohort effect seems to play a role in the East-West differences.…”

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Gender differences in the prevalence of mental distress in East and West Germany over time: a hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis, 2006–2021

Otten

Heller

Schmidt

et al. 2023

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Mental distress has become a major public health concern. Temporal trends in psychological distress are complex and depend on numerous factors. In this study, we examined age-period-cohort effects for mental distress including gender and German region over a 15 years’ time span. Methods Data on mental distress from ten cross-sectional surveys of the general German population, covering the years from 2006 to 2021, was used. Hierarchical age-period-cohort analyses including gender and German region as predictors were performed to disentangle age, period, and cohort effects. The Patient Health Questionnaire-4 was used as a brief screener for mental distress. Results We found significant period and cohort effects, with peek values for mental distress in the years 2017 and 2020 and for the oldest birth cohort (born before 1946). Age did not affect mental distress when cohort- and period effects as well as gender and German region were considered. An interaction effect for gender and the German region was found. Women in West Germany reported significantly higher mental distress compared to women in East Germany. Compared to men, women reported the highest prevalence in both regions. Conclusion Important political events as well as major crises can lead to an increase of mental distress in societies. Furthermore, an association between birth cohort and mental distress could be linked to socialization effects of that certain time, causing traumatic experiences or a specific coping style within this cohort group. Prevention and intervention strategies could benefit from acknowledging structural differences linked to period and cohort effects.

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