Social equity perception and public mental health: a Chinese study with panel data.
Depressive symptoms
Happiness
Life satisfaction
Mental health
Social equity perception
Social trust
Journal
BMC psychology
ISSN: 2050-7283
Titre abrégé: BMC Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101627676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Sep 2023
05 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
19
12
2022
accepted:
22
08
2023
medline:
6
9
2023
pubmed:
5
9
2023
entrez:
4
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mental health is a vital part of an individual's overall health and well-being, and the relationship between society and individuals has always been a focus of academic and public attention. However, the effect of social equity perceptions on individual mental health remains unclear. Data were collected from 8,922 survey respondents with an average age of 47.533 years from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey 2016 and 2018. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale was used to assess mental health. A two-way fixed effects regression model was used to determine the association between social equity perception and individual mental health. Individuals with higher perceptions of social equity were more likely to report better mental health ([Formula: see text] = -0.944, p < 0.01). Happiness, life satisfaction, and social trust partially play mediating roles in the relationship between social equity perception and individual mental health, while education and age play moderating roles. Social equity perception is a vital factor that affects mental health. Public policies should focus on helping less educated and older people improve their social equity perception to improve their mental health.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Mental health is a vital part of an individual's overall health and well-being, and the relationship between society and individuals has always been a focus of academic and public attention. However, the effect of social equity perceptions on individual mental health remains unclear.
METHODS
METHODS
Data were collected from 8,922 survey respondents with an average age of 47.533 years from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey 2016 and 2018. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale was used to assess mental health. A two-way fixed effects regression model was used to determine the association between social equity perception and individual mental health.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Individuals with higher perceptions of social equity were more likely to report better mental health ([Formula: see text] = -0.944, p < 0.01). Happiness, life satisfaction, and social trust partially play mediating roles in the relationship between social equity perception and individual mental health, while education and age play moderating roles.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Social equity perception is a vital factor that affects mental health. Public policies should focus on helping less educated and older people improve their social equity perception to improve their mental health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37667305
doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01296-y
pii: 10.1186/s40359-023-01296-y
pmc: PMC10478489
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
263Informations de copyright
© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
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