Socioeconomic status, labour market connection, and self-rated psychological health: The role of social capital and economic stress

Lindström, Martin; Ali, Sadiq

doi:10.1177/1403494811421825

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“…First, different diagnostic criteria and instruments used to collect data have been reported to measure depression among working population, varying from a single question to various scales [Roberts and Lee, 1993;Stewart et al, 2003;Kessler et al, 2006;Gilmour and Patten, 2007;National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008;Hilton et al, 2009;da Silva-Junior et al, 2009;Santin et al, 2009;Lindstrom et al, 2012]. First, different diagnostic criteria and instruments used to collect data have been reported to measure depression among working population, varying from a single question to various scales [Roberts and Lee, 1993;Stewart et al, 2003;Kessler et al, 2006;Gilmour and Patten, 2007;National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008;Hilton et al, 2009;da Silva-Junior et al, 2009;Santin et al, 2009;Lindstrom et al, 2012].…”

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Occupation and the prevalence of current depression and frequent mental distress, WA BRFSS 2006 and 2008

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Bonauto

Foley

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American J Industrial Med

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Occupation and the prevalence of current depression and frequent mental distress, WA BRFSS 2006 and 2008

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American J Industrial Med

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“…For example, it has been measured as social support (i.e., support from family members and friends) [28], generalized trust (i.e., whether the individual felt that other people could generally be trusted) [23,28,33-36], trust in institutions and government (i.e., trust in public servants, government, local councils, large corporations) [34], reciprocity (i.e., whether the individual felt that other people were helpful most of the time) [23,28], social participation (i.e., membership in groups, organizations and voluntary associations) [23,28,29,35,37], neighbourhood cohesion (i.e., neighbourhood integration, connections and safety) [25,34], and voting in national elections [38]. The lack of consistency in the measurements of social capital is a well-known problem within the research field [39].…”

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Psychosomatic symptoms and low psychological well-being in relation to employment status: the influence of social capital in a large cross-sectional study in Sweden

Åslund

Starrin

Nilsson

2014

International Journal for Equity in Health

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BackgroundUnemployment is associated with adverse effects on health. Social capital has been suggested as a promoter of health via several causal pathways that are associated with the known health risk factors of being unemployed. This cross-sectional study investigated possible additive- and interaction effects of unemployment and five different measures of social capital in relation to psychosomatic symptoms and low psychological well-being.MethodsA random population sample of 20,538 individuals aged 18–85 years from five counties in Sweden completed a postal survey questionnaire including questions of employment status, psychosomatic symptoms, psychological well-being (General Health Questionnaire-12) and social capital.ResultsPsychosomatic symptoms and reduced psychological well-being were more frequent among unemployed individuals compared with individuals who were employed. Moreover, low social capital and unemployment had additive effects on ill-health. Unemployed individuals with low social capital—specifically with low tangible social support—had increased ill-health compared with unemployed individuals with high social capital. Moreover, to have low social capital within several different areas magnified the negative effects on health. However, no significant interaction effects were found suggesting no moderating effect of social capital in this regard.ConclusionsElements of social capital, particularly social support, might be important health-protective factors among individuals who are unemployed.

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“…The prevalence of poor self reported psychological health has increased over the last decades in surveys, reflected by an increase in the incidence of depression, anxiety and self-harm among young men and women in psychiatric hospital care statistics [16]. Poor psychological health has been shown to be associated with economic stress [17,18], ethnicity [17,18], socioeconomic status [17], emotional and instrumental support [18], trust [17-19] and alcohol risk consumption [20,21]. There are some earlier population-based studies on adults’ experiences of physical violence and mental health measured as self reported psychological distress [2,6,7,11-14,22-24].…”

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Experience of physical violence and mental health among young men and women: a population-based study in Sweden

Fridh

Lindström

2014

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundIn Sweden mental ill-health has increased among the young, especially among young women. Our aim was to investigate the association between experience of physical violence during the past year and self rated psychological health among young men and women.MethodsThe study population consisted of men (n = 2,624) and women (n = 3,569) aged 18–34 years who participated in the 2008 public health survey study in Skåne. The survey was a cross-sectional stratified random sample postal questionnaire study with a 54.1% participation rate. Associations were investigated by logistic regression models.ResultsThe prevalence of poor psychological health was 18.9% among men and 27.7% among women. One in ten men and one in twenty women had experienced physical violence during the past year. Most men were violated in public places, while women were most often violated at home. Women who had experienced violence during the past year showed more than doubled odds of poor psychological health, odds ratio (OR): 2.66 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.00, 3.53). Such an association could not be seen in men OR: 1.12 (95% CI: 0.85, 1.47). Adjustment for covariates (i.e. age, country of birth, socioeconomic status, economic stress, alcohol risk consumption, emotional support, instrumental support and generalized trust in other people) did not change the association found among women.ConclusionViolated women, but not men, showed nearly doubled odds of poor psychological health after multiple adjustments. There was also a gender difference regarding location of violence. Awareness of gender differences regarding context and mental impact of violence may assist public health workers in reducing the consequences of violence and to design preventive strategies.

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Socioeconomic status, labour market connection, and self-rated psychological health: The role of social capital and economic stress

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Occupation and the prevalence of current depression and frequent mental distress, WA BRFSS 2006 and 2008

Occupation and the prevalence of current depression and frequent mental distress, WA BRFSS 2006 and 2008

Psychosomatic symptoms and low psychological well-being in relation to employment status: the influence of social capital in a large cross-sectional study in Sweden

Experience of physical violence and mental health among young men and women: a population-based study in Sweden

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