Economic Hardship and Depression across the Life Course: The Impact of Welfare State Regimes

Autor/inn/en	Levecque, Katia; Van Rossem, Ronan; De Boyser, Katrien; Van de Velde, Sarah; Bracke, Piet
Titel	Economic Hardship and Depression across the Life Course: The Impact of Welfare State Regimes
Quelle	In: Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52 (2011) 2, S.262-276 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1465
DOI	10.1177/0022146510394861
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Economic Status; Government (Administrative Body); Foreign Countries; Developed Nations; Age Differences; Context Effect; Welfare Services; Social Systems; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Government; Regierung; Ausland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Social system; Soziales System; Österreich; Belgien; Bulgarien; Zypern; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Ungarn; Irland; Niederlande; Norwegen; Polen; Russland; Slowakei; Slowenien; Spanien; Schweden; Schweiz; Großbritannien
Abstract	Previous research in the United States suggests that depression related to economic hardship decreases with age. We test whether this pattern can be generalized to other developed nations. Based on data from 23 countries in the European Social Survey (2006-2007), multilevel analyses show that the moderating role of age depends on the socio-political context. While the hardship-depression link is not significantly different across the life course in Nordic and Bismarckian regimes, the hardship-depression link increases with age in Southern and Eastern European countries and decreases with age in strength in Anglo-Saxon welfare states. Our findings suggest that welfare state regimes play a significant role in attenuating, boosting, or even reversing the health effects of social experiences such as economic hardship on aging. Health knowledge gained through research that ignores the socio-political context may be limited in terms of generalization. (Contains 2 notes, 4 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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