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Title: | Housing cost burden and material hardship among older adults : how do they influence psychological health? | Authors: | Park, GR Seo, BK |
Issue Date: | Aug-2022 | Source: | International journal of geriatric psychiatry, Aug. 2022, v. 37, no. 8, p. 1-9 | Abstract: | Objectives: Despite a growing body of evidence for the association between housing cost burden and psychological health, few studies have focused on the potential mediators of this association and the extent to which housing cost burden poses a threat to older adults' psychological health. This study aims to assess (a) the link between housing cost burden and psychological health among older adults and (b) how the association is mediated by material hardship. Methods: Using thirteen waves of a nationally representative longitudinal study in Korea, this study assessed the association between housing cost burden and depressive symptoms among older adults aged 65 or over. Mediation tests were conducted to identify whether material hardship explains the link between housing cost burden and depressive symptoms. We used fixed-effects models to take into account individual-level heterogeneity. Results: Housing cost burden was significantly associated with depressive symptoms among older adults, regardless of their housing tenure status. Different types of material hardship partially mediated the association between housing cost burden and depressive symptoms in older adults. Older adults with severe housing cost burden are more susceptible to all types of material hardship compared to those with a moderate burden. Conclusions: To contribute further to the social causation discussions, future studies should seek to identify protective factors of depressive symptoms among older adults and other potential mechanisms of the association between older adults' socioeconomic conditions and their psychological health. |
Keywords: | Depressive symptoms Housing cost burden Material hardship |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons | Journal: | International journal of geriatric psychiatry | ISSN: | 0885-6230 | EISSN: | 1099-1166 | DOI: | 10.1002/gps.5790 | Rights: | © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Park, G. R., & Seo, B. K. (2022). Housing cost burden and material hardship among older adults: HOW DO THEY INFLUENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH?. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37(8), which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5790. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. |
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