Social risks of depression in Europe and Russia: The role of demographics, education and social capital
This article focuses on the problem of social differences in mental health in European countries. Data from the “European Social Survey 2012”, which was conducted in 27 countries, was analyzed using statistical methods of two-level linear modeling, along with statistics on the state of economic deve...
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| description | This article focuses on the problem of social differences in mental health in European countries. Data from the “European Social Survey 2012”, which was conducted in 27 countries, was analyzed using statistical methods of two-level linear modeling, along with statistics on the state of economic development, government healthcare expenses, and corruption control in these countries. Mental health was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies (National Institute of Mental Health,USA) Depression Scale (CES-D, an 8-item scale). Social differences in depressive symptomatology were analyzed taking into account gender, age, education and social capital (interaction and support in a person’s inner circle and interpersonal trust within a wider community). Results show that the risk of developing a depression is much higher in countries with a rather low level of social development (these include many former communist states and Mediterranean regimes), as opposed to the most highly-developed Northern social democracies. In all parts ofEuropethere are distinct social differences when it comes to the probability of developing depressive symptoms — it's a little higher for women compared to men, and considerably increases the higher the person's age and the lower the education level. However, age and education inequalities are not identically severe in all societies: they gradually smoothen out with the increase of a country's economic well-being and government social expenses. Social capital — i.e. networks of interactions with friends, relatives, work colleagues, as well as their support — is a major variable when it comes to explaining the differences in mental health. Such interactions and support are especially important for vulnerable segments of the population (elderly and poorly educated people) in less developed countries. However, it's in these particular countries where these very people are deprived of this type of social capital. Social trust also plays an important role in reducing the risks of developing depression, and such influence is slightly more pronounced in countries with a high level of social development. Mental health inRussiais characterized by increased risks of developing depression, as well as distinct social inequalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9c4933e862e413780c3b356a546fb9a2022-12-22T01:25:09ZrusRussian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied SociologyСоциологический журнал1562-24952016-09-012238210610.19181/socjour.2016.22.3.45864586Social risks of depression in Europe and Russia: The role of demographics, education and social capitalNina L. Rusinova0Viacheslav V. SafronovSociological Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesThis article focuses on the problem of social differences in mental health in European countries. Data from the “European Social Survey 2012”, which was conducted in 27 countries, was analyzed using statistical methods of two-level linear modeling, along with statistics on the state of economic development, government healthcare expenses, and corruption control in these countries. Mental health was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies (National Institute of Mental Health,USA) Depression Scale (CES-D, an 8-item scale). Social differences in depressive symptomatology were analyzed taking into account gender, age, education and social capital (interaction and support in a person’s inner circle and interpersonal trust within a wider community). Results show that the risk of developing a depression is much higher in countries with a rather low level of social development (these include many former communist states and Mediterranean regimes), as opposed to the most highly-developed Northern social democracies. In all parts ofEuropethere are distinct social differences when it comes to the probability of developing depressive symptoms — it's a little higher for women compared to men, and considerably increases the higher the person's age and the lower the education level. However, age and education inequalities are not identically severe in all societies: they gradually smoothen out with the increase of a country's economic well-being and government social expenses. Social capital — i.e. networks of interactions with friends, relatives, work colleagues, as well as their support — is a major variable when it comes to explaining the differences in mental health. Such interactions and support are especially important for vulnerable segments of the population (elderly and poorly educated people) in less developed countries. However, it's in these particular countries where these very people are deprived of this type of social capital. Social trust also plays an important role in reducing the risks of developing depression, and such influence is slightly more pronounced in countries with a high level of social development. Mental health inRussiais characterized by increased risks of developing depression, as well as distinct social inequalities.http://jour.fnisc.ru/upload/journals/1/articles/4586/submission/proof/4586-61-9357-1-10-20170329.pdf |
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| title | Social risks of depression in Europe and Russia: The role of demographics, education and social capital |
| title_full | Social risks of depression in Europe and Russia: The role of demographics, education and social capital |
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| title_short | Social risks of depression in Europe and Russia: The role of demographics, education and social capital |
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