The impact of economic recessions on depression and individual and social well-being: the case of Spain (2006-2013)
The impact of economic recessions on depression and individual and social well-being: the case of Spain (2006-2013)
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DOI：
10.1007/s00127-018-1558-2
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Vazquez, Carmelo
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作者：
Chaves, C.;Castellanos, T.;Vazquez, Carmelo
虽然有大量的证据表明经济危机对抑郁症和其他心理健康问题的影响，但对与积极功能相关的变量的保护作用知之甚少（即，方法：我们分析了来自西班牙的数据，西班牙是受2008-2013年经济衰退影响最严重的欧洲国家之一，在第3轮（R3，2006）和第6轮（R6，2013）欧洲社会调查访谈中收集。这两项调查都包括心理健康、社会健康和抑郁的衡量标准。两个样本都是全国代表性的一般人群（R3：1877名参与者，49.2%男性; R6：1889名参与者，48.9%男性）。西班牙公民的生活满意度显著较低（95%CI 0.37-0.63），个人乐观度较低（95%CI 0.03-0.15），社会乐观度较低（95%CI 0.75-0.85），抑郁症状水平较高（95%CI-0.74至-0.19）。结构方程模型显示，抑郁症的保护因素在两轮都发生了变化。在R3（2006）中，亲密关系，社会乐观和社会信任是幸福感和抑郁症之间的重要中介。然而，社会乐观和社会信任不再显着的R6（2013），而密切的关系仍然是一个部分调解人的心理健康对depression.Conclusions的影响，经济危机与抑郁症状的显着增加。此外，金融危机似乎对心理健康产生了腐蚀性影响，因为它减少了关于社会善良本质的积极信念的中介作用。
Purpose Although there is abundant evidence about the impact of economic crises on depression and other mental health problems, little is known about the protective role of variables linked to positive functioning (i.e., psychological well-being).Methods We analyzed data from Spain, one of the European countries most affected by the 2008-2013 economic recession, collected in Round 3 (R3, 2006) and Round 6 (R6, 2013) of the European Social Survey interviews. Both surveys included measures of psychological well-being, social well-being and depression. Both samples were nationally representative of the general population (R3: 1877 participants, 49.2% men; R6: 1889 participants, 48.9% men).Results Data from the R6 survey showed that, compared to data gathered in R3 (i.e., before the onset of the recession) Spanish citizens showed significantly less life satisfaction (95% CIs 0.37-0.63), less personal optimism (95% CIs 0.03-0.15), less social optimism (95% CIs 0.75-0.85), and higher levels of depressive symptoms (95% CIs -0.74 to -0.19). Structural equation modeling revealed that protective factors for depression changed in both rounds. In R3 (2006), close relationships, social optimism and social trust were significant mediators between well-being and depression. However, social optimism and social trust were no longer significant in R6 (2013), whereas close relationships remained a partial mediator of the effects of psychological well-being on depression.Conclusions Economic crises are associated with a significant increase in depressive symptoms. Furthermore, financial crises seem to have a corrosive impact on mental health by reducing the mediating effects of positive beliefs regarding the good nature of society.