Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016
Objectives: In this study, we aim to test whether changes in community income inequality influence adolescent emotional distress. We take advantage of the unique combination of data and history available in Iceland. This affluent welfare society has experienced extreme shifts in income inequality, a...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:8588188 2023-06-11T04:13:11+02:00 Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis De Clercq, Bart Gardarsdottir, Ragna B Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora 2019 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8588188 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8588188 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1193-4 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8588188/file/8588189 eng eng https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8588188 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8588188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1193-4 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8588188/file/8588189 No license (in copyright) info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSN: 1661-8556 ISSN: 1661-8564 Medicine and Health Sciences Adolescents Anxiety Depression Neighborhood communities Income inequality Change effects RELATIVE DEPRIVATION DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS HEALTH NEIGHBORHOOD MULTILEVEL COMMUNITY FAMILY HYPOTHESIS COUNTRIES SETTINGS journalArticle info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftunivgent https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1193-4 2023-05-10T22:49:58Z Objectives: In this study, we aim to test whether changes in community income inequality influence adolescent emotional distress. We take advantage of the unique combination of data and history available in Iceland. This affluent welfare society has experienced extreme shifts in income inequality, allowing us to test whether changes in community income inequality are related to changes in adolescent emotional distress. Methods: Combining adolescent survey data (n=24,107) with tax registry data on 76 neighborhood communities, we used a multilevel approach to model the data as longitudinal in order to test whether changes in community income inequality are related to changes in symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents. Results: The results showed that, after adjusting for relevant individual and community covariates, decreases in community income inequality were associated with decreases in symptoms of anxiety among adolescents (b=-0.367, p0.001), but not with decreases in symptoms of depression. Conclusions: While the results provide a partial support for the income inequality thesis, we call for replications from other cultures and studies exploring the mediating role of social psychological processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Ghent University Academic Bibliography International Journal of Public Health 64 2 253 263 |
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Medicine and Health Sciences Adolescents Anxiety Depression Neighborhood communities Income inequality Change effects RELATIVE DEPRIVATION DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS HEALTH NEIGHBORHOOD MULTILEVEL COMMUNITY FAMILY HYPOTHESIS COUNTRIES SETTINGS Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis De Clercq, Bart Gardarsdottir, Ragna B Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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Objectives: In this study, we aim to test whether changes in community income inequality influence adolescent emotional distress. We take advantage of the unique combination of data and history available in Iceland. This affluent welfare society has experienced extreme shifts in income inequality, allowing us to test whether changes in community income inequality are related to changes in adolescent emotional distress. Methods: Combining adolescent survey data (n=24,107) with tax registry data on 76 neighborhood communities, we used a multilevel approach to model the data as longitudinal in order to test whether changes in community income inequality are related to changes in symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents. Results: The results showed that, after adjusting for relevant individual and community covariates, decreases in community income inequality were associated with decreases in symptoms of anxiety among adolescents (b=-0.367, p0.001), but not with decreases in symptoms of depression. Conclusions: While the results provide a partial support for the income inequality thesis, we call for replications from other cultures and studies exploring the mediating role of social psychological processes. |
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Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis De Clercq, Bart Gardarsdottir, Ragna B Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora |
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Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis De Clercq, Bart Gardarsdottir, Ragna B Bernburg, Jon Gunnar Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora |
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Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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Decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of Icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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decreasing income inequality and adolescent emotional distress : a population-based case study of icelandic adolescents 2006-2016 |
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