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Title: | From childhood financial hardship to late-life depression: socioeconomic pathways |
Author: | Domènech Abella, Joan Mundó Blanch, Jordi Miret, Marta Ayuso Mateos, José Luis Sánchez Niubò, Albert Abduljabbar, Adel S. Haro Abad, Josep Maria Olaya Guzmán, Beatriz |
Keywords: | Desenvolupament infantil Depressió psíquica Problemes socials Pobresa Dret a l'educació Child development Mental depression Social problems Poverty Right to education |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2021 |
Publisher: | Carfax Publishing Company |
Abstract: | Objective: Childhood financial hardship is associated with depression throughout the life course, including older adulthood. However, it is still unclear the extent to which occupation, education level and household income are mediators of this association. We aimed to examine the association between childhood financial hardship and late-life depression, and potential socioeconomic mediators using community-based data. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 3623 non-institutionalized older Spanish adults aged 50+ was used. The associations between childhood financial hardship and depression, socioeconomic mediator variables and confounding variables such as chronic physical conditions, number of close people, and loneliness, were assessed through logistic regression models. Mediation analyses of socioeconomic variables were carried out. Results: Older Spanish adults who experienced a poor childhood financial situation were nine times more likely to obtain a lower level of education than those with a good childhood financial situation, and about three times more likely to suffer from depression. Participants' education level mediated about 35-40% of the association between childhood financial hardship and late-life depression whereas we found no significant mediation effect of household income and occupation skill. Conclusion: Improving access to the educational system during the life course might result in a reduction in the prevalence of depression in the general population of older adults and particularly among individuals with low socioeconomic status. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1671313 |
It is part of: | Aging & Mental Health, 2021, vol. 24, num.1; p. 56-93 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/158964 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1671313 |
ISSN: | 1360-7863 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Sociologia) |
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