The Social Gradient in Adolescent Mental Health

10.33540/736 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dominic Willy Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Social Gradient ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals The social gradient in adolescent mental health: mediated or moderated by belief in a just world?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dom Weinberg ◽  
gonneke stevens ◽  
Margot Peeters ◽  
Kirsten Visser ◽  
Jet Tigchelaar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Social Gradient ◽  
Just World ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Family Wealth ◽  
The Social

Purpose. A social gradient in adolescent mental health exists: adolescents with higher so-cioeconomic status (SES) have fewer mental health problems than their peers with lower SES. Little is known about whether adolescents’ societal beliefs play a role in this social gradient. Belief in a just world (BJW) may be a mediator or moderator of the social gradient in adolescent mental health.Methods. Using data from 1,130 adolescents (Mage = 17) in the Netherlands, path analyses examined whether two indicators of BJW (general and personal) mediated or moderated the associations between two indicators of SES (family affluence and perceived family wealth), and four indicators of adolescent mental health problems (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity and peer problems).Results. Adolescents with lower perceived family wealth reported more emotional symp-toms and peer problems, and these associations were partly mediated by lower personal and general BJW. Furthermore, higher personal BJW amplified the negative association be-tween SES and peer problems.Conclusion. This study suggests BJW may both mediate and amplify the social gradient in adolescent mental health. Adolescents’ beliefs about society may be important to include in research aimed at understanding this social gradient.

scholarly journals The social gradient in adolescent mental health: mediated or moderated by belief in a just world?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Weinberg ◽  
Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens ◽  
Margot Peeters ◽  
Kirsten Visser ◽  
Jet Tigchelaar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Social Gradient ◽  
Just World ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Family Affluence ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Family Wealth ◽  
The Social

Abstract Purpose A social gradient in adolescent mental health exists: adolescents with higher socioeconomic status (SES) have fewer mental health problems than their peers with lower SES. Little is known about whether adolescents’ societal beliefs play a role in this social gradient. Belief in a just world (BJW) may be a mediator or moderator of the social gradient in adolescent mental health. Methods Using data from 848 adolescents (Mage = 17) in the Netherlands, path analyses examined whether two indicators of BJW (general and personal) mediated or moderated the associations between two indicators of SES (family affluence and perceived family wealth), and four indicators of adolescent mental health problems (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems). Results Adolescents with lower family affluence and lower perceived family wealth reported more emotional symptoms, and the association between perceived family wealth and emotional symptoms was mediated by lower personal and general BJW. Furthermore, higher personal BJW amplified the negative association between SES and peer problems. Conclusion This study suggests BJW may both mediate and amplify the social gradient in adolescent mental health. Adolescents’ beliefs about society may be important to include in research aimed at understanding this social gradient.

scholarly journals Country-Level Meritocratic Beliefs Moderate the Social Gradient in Adolescent Mental Health: A Multilevel Study in 30 European Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Weinberg ◽  
Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens ◽  
Candace Currie ◽  
Katrijn Delaruelle ◽  
Maxim Dierckens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Social Gradient ◽  
Multilevel Study ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals The role of social cognitions in the social gradient in adolescent mental health: A longitudinal mediation model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dom Weinberg ◽  
gonneke stevens ◽  
Margot Peeters ◽  
Kirsten Visser ◽  
Willem Frankenhuis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Social Gradient ◽  
Social Cognitions ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Family Wealth ◽  
The Social

Purpose. The social gradient in adolescent mental health is well established: adolescents’ socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively associated with their mental health. However, de-spite changes in social cognition during adolescence, and theory and evidence that SES, so-cial cognitions, and adolescent mental health are associated, little is known about whether social cognitions mediate this gradient.Methods. This study used three data waves, each six months apart, from a socioeconomi-cally diverse sample of 1,429 adolescents (Mage = 17.9) in the Netherlands. With a longitu-dinal mediation model, we examined whether three social cognitions (self-esteem, sense of control, and optimism) mediated the associations between perceived family wealth and four indicators of adolescent mental health problems (emotional symptoms, conduct prob-lems, hyperactivity, and peer problems).Results. Adolescents with lower perceived family wealth reported more emotional symp-toms and peer problems concurrently and an increase in peer problems six months later. Adolescents with lower perceived family wealth reported a decrease in sense of control six months later, and lower sense of control predicted increases in emotional symptoms and hyperactivity six months later (though not in the multivariate model with all three social cognitions). Perceived family wealth predicted neither later self-esteem nor optimism, though we found concurrent positive associations between perceived family wealth and all three social cognitions, and concurrent negative associations between social cognitions and mental health problems.Conclusion. Our findings indicate that social cognitions may be an overlooked mediator of the social gradient in adolescent mental health. Future research on this social gradient may benefit from incorporating a focus on social cognition.

The Social Workers Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-242
Author(s):  
Jo Finch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
The Social

The Social Worker's Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
Caitriona Canty ◽  
Hilary Jenkinson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Transition in Adolescents: a Study on Changes in Social Cohesion

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.27) ◽  
pp. 348
Author(s):  
M C. Jaison ◽  
N Prathiba ◽  
L Ranjit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Growth ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mental Health Department ◽  
Adolescent Period

Human growth begins with conception and developed through different unique stages and ends with death. Each stage has its own characteristics. Adolescent period is also one of such unique period in Human Growth. Even though there are development in physical health of adolescent during these decades mental health of adolescent is not marked such evidential growth in overall mental health. Since Adolescent period is the important and crucial period of moulding mental health. Department of Health, Republic of South Africa in 2001 mentioned four dimensions of adolescent mental health. They are mental, emotional, social and spiritual. The study primarily focuses on the social dimension of adolescent mental health.  

The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness: Introduction to Part II

2018 ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Teresa L. Scheid ◽  
Eric R. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Mental Health And Illness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Illness
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