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Reibling, Nadine, Beckfield, Jason, Huijts, Tim, Schmidt-Catran, Alexander, Thomson, Katie H. and Wendt, Claus (2017). Depressed during the depression: has the economic crisis affected mental health inequalities in Europe? Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the determinants of health. Eur. J. Public Health, 27. S. 47 - 55. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1464-360X

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Abstract

Background: Economic crises constitute a shock to societies with potentially harmful effects to the mental health status of the population, including depressive symptoms, and existing health inequalities. Methods: With recent data from the European Social Survey (2006-14), this study investigates how the economic recession in Europe starting in 2007 has affected health inequalities in 21 European nations. Depressive feelings were measured with the CES-D eight-item depression scale. We tested for measurement invariance across different socio-economic groups. Results: Overall, depressive feelings have decreased between 2006 and 2014 except for Cyprus and Spain. Inequalities between persons whose household income depends mainly on public benefits and those who do not have decreased, while the development of depressive feelings was less favorable among the precariously employed and the inactive than among the persons employed with an unlimited work contract. There are no robust effects of the crisis measure on health inequalities. Conclusion: Negative implications for mental health (in terms of depressive feelings) have been limited to some of the most strongly affected countries, while in the majority of Europe persons have felt less depressed over the course of the recession. Health inequalities have persisted in most countries during this time with little influence of the recession. Particular attention should be paid to the mental health of the inactive and the precariously employed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Reibling, Nadine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Beckfield, Jason UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huijts, Tim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmidt-Catran, Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Thomson, Katie H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wendt, Claus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-240704
DOI:	10.1093/eurpub/ckw225
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Public Health
Volume:	27
Page Range:	S. 47 - 55
Date:	2017
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1464-360X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FINANCIAL CRISIS; MORTALITY; SPAIN; RECESSIONS; INFANT; 1990S; CARE Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24070