Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study
Abstract This study contributes to the limited knowledge on the association between community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems, and explores whether these associations are contingent on national income inequality and personal deprivation. We obtained multilevel data from 10,223 ad...
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crwiley:10.1002/jcop.21968 2024-09-09T19:47:13+00:00 Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Gardarsdottir, Ragna B. Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora Icelandic Centre for Research 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21968 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjcop.21968 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jcop.21968 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Community Psychology volume 46, issue 6, page 715-733 ISSN 0090-4392 1520-6629 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21968 2024-07-04T04:28:16Z Abstract This study contributes to the limited knowledge on the association between community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems, and explores whether these associations are contingent on national income inequality and personal deprivation. We obtained multilevel data from 10,223 adolescents (aged 15–16 years) nested within 82 communities in Iceland, at two time points: (a) in 2006 when income inequality was high and (b) in 2014 when income inequality had decreased. The associations are contingent on time period. Community income inequality was related to (a) an increase in anxiety in 2006 ( b = 0.337, p ≤ 0.05), but not in 2014, and (b) a decrease in depression in 2014 (−0.958, p ≤ 0.05), but not in 2006. In 2006, community income inequality was more harmful to adolescents in deprived households. The results support the notion that the detrimental link between income inequality and adolescents’ emotional problems may be shaped by the level of income inequality in the larger societal context. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Journal of Community Psychology 46 6 715 733 |
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Abstract This study contributes to the limited knowledge on the association between community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems, and explores whether these associations are contingent on national income inequality and personal deprivation. We obtained multilevel data from 10,223 adolescents (aged 15–16 years) nested within 82 communities in Iceland, at two time points: (a) in 2006 when income inequality was high and (b) in 2014 when income inequality had decreased. The associations are contingent on time period. Community income inequality was related to (a) an increase in anxiety in 2006 ( b = 0.337, p ≤ 0.05), but not in 2014, and (b) a decrease in depression in 2014 (−0.958, p ≤ 0.05), but not in 2006. In 2006, community income inequality was more harmful to adolescents in deprived households. The results support the notion that the detrimental link between income inequality and adolescents’ emotional problems may be shaped by the level of income inequality in the larger societal context. |
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Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Gardarsdottir, Ragna B. Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora |
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Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Gardarsdottir, Ragna B. Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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Community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: A population‐based study |
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community income inequality and adolescent emotional problems: a population‐based study |
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