scholarly journals Psychosocial job quality and mental health among young workers: a fixed-effects regression analysis using 13 waves of annual data

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Milner ◽  
Lauren Krnjack ◽  
Anthony D LaMontagne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression

Democracy and Macroeconomic Performance in Underdeveloped Countries

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK J. GASIOROWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Macroeconomic Performance ◽  
Fiscal Deficits ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Democratic Performance ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression

In this study, the author examines how inflation and economic growth differ in more- and less-democratic regimes and in new and mature democracies. The analysis is based on a panel research design featuring annual data from a large sample of underdeveloped countries and two-way, fixed-effects regression analysis. The author's central finding is that more-democratic countries have higher inflation and slower growth than less-democratic countries. Inflation apparently is higher than more-democratic countries mainly because they have higher fiscal deficits and faster wage growth; this higher inflation marginally reduces economic growth in these countries. The author also finds that new and mature democracies do not have significantly different inflation and growth rates. The findings suggest that unrestrained political participation and the resulting demands placed on state officials undermine democratic performance.

scholarly journals 562The “quiet revolution” and mental health? Associations between household-employment configurations and mental-health across 17 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania King ◽  
Yamna Taouk ◽  
Tony LaMontagne ◽  
Doctor Humaira Maheen ◽  
Anne Kavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression

Abstract Background Despite evidence that employed women report more time pressure and work-life penalties than employed men and other women, scant attention has been paid to the possible health effects of female labour-force participation. Methods This analysis examined associations between household labour-force arrangements and the mental health of men and women using 17 waves of data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Survey. Mental health was measured using the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5). A five-category measure of household employment configuration was derived: dual full-time employed, male-breadwinner, female-breadwinner, shared part-time employment (both part-time) and male full-time/female part-time (1.5-earner). Using fixed effects regression methods, we examined the within-person effects of household employment configuration on mental health, controlling for time-varying confounders. Results For men, being in the female-breadwinner configuration was associated with poorer mental health compared to being in the 1.5-earner configuration (b-1.98, 95%CI -3.36, -0.61). The mental health of women was poorer when in the male-breadwinner configuration, compared to when in the 1.5-earner arrangement (b-0.89, 95%CI -1.56, -0.22). Conclusions The mental health of both men and women is poorer when not in the labour-force, either as a man in the female-breadwinner arrangement, or as a woman in the male-breadwinner arrangement. Key messages These results suggest that the mental health of women and men benefits from labour-force participation. The results are noteworthy for women, because they pertain to a sizeable proportion of the population who are not in paid employment, and highlight the need for policy reform to support women’s labour-force participation.

Financial Debt and Mental Health of Young Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. JFCP-18-00048
Author(s):  
Jinhee Kim ◽  
Swarn Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
Negatively Associated

The purpose of this study is to examine the debt burdens, perceived capabilities, and mental health of young adults. Panel data constructed from the 2009 to 2013 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and its Transition to Adulthood (TA) supplement are used in this study. The multinomial logistic regression analysis findings showed that the amount of revolving debt was negatively associated with young adults’ mental health. On the other hand, perceived abilities in acting responsibly, in solving problems, and in managing money were positively associated with the mental health of young adults. The fixed effects regression analysis results indicate that the amounts of credit card and student loan debt from the previous period were negatively associated with an increase in the mental health continuum scores of young adults over time. A discussion of the implications of this study’s key findings for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners is included.

Does disability status modify the association between psychosocial job quality and mental health? A longitudinal fixed-effects analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Milner ◽  
L. Krnjacki ◽  
P. Butterworth ◽  
A. Kavanagh ◽  
Anthony D. LaMontagne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Disability Status

scholarly journals Do Carbon Prices Limit Economic Growth?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237802311989832
Author(s):  
Daniel Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression ◽  
Carbon Prices

The most common counterargument to taxing carbon emissions is that the policy has a negative impact on economic growth. The author tests the validity of this argument by visualizing the enactment of carbon prices on gross domestic product per capita from 1979 to 2018 and presenting a formal fixed-effects regression analysis of panel data. No connection is found between carbon price implementation and diminished economic growth. This outcome is primarily due to policy design and the general nature of economic growth. The author concludes that this counterargument to enacting carbon prices exists only because of misunderstandings of economic growth and ideology.

scholarly journals Did the UK COVID-19 Lockdown Modify the Influence of Neighbourhood Disorder on Psychological Distress? Evidence From a Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celine Teo ◽  
Chungah Kim ◽  
Andrew Nielsen ◽  
Thomas Young ◽  
Patricia O'Campo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Neighbourhood Disorder

Background: National lockdown in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted the mobility of residents and increased time spent in their residential neighbourhoods. This is a unique opportunity to understand how an exogenous factor that reduces mobility may influence the association between neighbourhood social environment and mental health. This study investigates whether the COVID-19 lockdown may modify the effect of neighbourhood disorder on psychological distress.Methods: We tracked changes in psychological distress, using the UK household longitudinal survey across the pre-COVID and lockdown periods in 16,535 adults. Neighbourhood disorder was measured along two subscales: social stressors and property crime. Fixed-effects regression was used to evaluate whether the widespread reduction in mobility modifies the association between the subscales of neighbourhood disorder and psychological distress.Results: The effect of neighbourhood social stressors on psychological distress was stronger in the lockdown period compared to the pre-COVID period. Compared to the pre-COVID period, the effect of being in neighbourhoods with the highest social stressors (compared to the lowest) on psychological distress increased by 20% during the lockdown. Meanwhile, the effect of neighbourhood property crime on mental health did not change during the lockdown.Conclusion: The sudden loss of mobility as a result of COVID-19 lockdown is a unique opportunity to address the endogeneity problem as it relates to mobility and locational preferences in the study of neighbourhood effects on health. Vulnerable groups who have limited mobility are likely more sensitive to neighbourhood social stressors compared to the general population.

scholarly journals 1198The gendered associations between poverty, marital status, and mental health in older Australians

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Ervin ◽  
Allison Milner ◽  
Anne Kavanagh ◽  
Tania King
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Relative Poverty ◽  
Effect Measure ◽  
Effect Measure Modification ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Compared to men, older women have poorer mental health and are more vulnerable to poverty. Few studies have examined how gender, marital status and poverty are inter-related and are associated with mental health among this group. Methods Drawing on 17 waves of the Housing Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, fixed-effects regression analysis was utilised to examine associations between: (1) relative poverty (<50% median household income) and mental health (MHI-5); (2) marital status and poverty, among Australians aged 65+years. Effect measure modification (EMM) of the association between relative poverty and mental health by marital status was also assessed. Results Relative poverty was associated with poorer mental health among women (−0.62, 95%CI−1.06,−0.18), but not men. Being divorced/separated was associated with increased odds of relative poverty for women (OR 3.93, 95%CI 2.54,6.06) but not men, and widowhood was associated with relative poverty in women (OR 4.23, 95%CI 3.37,5.29), and men (OR 2.22, 95%CI 1.62,3.05). There was no evidence of EMM of the relationship between relative poverty and mental health by marital status for either gender. Conclusions This study provides evidence that relative poverty is a major determinant of mental health in older Australian women. Addressing gender inequities in lifetime savings, as well as in division of acquired wealth post marital loss, may mitigate these disparities. Key messages A gendered double burden of mental health issues and poverty exists for older Australian women, requiring urgent policy attention.

Hearing Impairment and Mental Health Among Married Couples

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica S West
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression

Abstract Objectives Disablement is a significant health problem and chronic stressor for older adults and is associated with negative mental health outcomes. Although some research has explored how disability extends beyond individuals to influence the mental health of their support networks, less population-based research has assessed the consequences of hearing impairment, a growing public health concern that affects 72.4% of people aged 65 and older. Moreover, although much research has examined the negative individual impact of hearing impairment, less population-based research has assessed its consequences on spouses. To fill this gap, the current study builds on gender, marriage, and stress proliferation research to examine (a) the association between own hearing impairment and spouses’ depressive symptoms, and (b) whether this association varies by the gender of the spouse. Method Fixed-effects regression models were conducted using data from 5,485 couples (10,970 individuals) from 10 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (1998–2016). Results Wives’ fair or poor hearing is significantly associated with an increase in husbands’ depressive symptoms, net of controls. However, husbands’ fair or poor hearing is not associated with an increase in wives’ depressive symptoms. Discussion These findings suggest that hearing impairment can proliferate from one spouse to the other, but that this proliferation depends on gender. Health care providers need to be aware of the implications for husbands when treating women with hearing impairment.

scholarly journals Maternal heavy alcohol use and toddler behavior problems: a fixed effects regression analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1269-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Kristin Knudsen ◽  
Eivind Ystrom ◽  
Jens Christoffer Skogen ◽  
Leila Torgersen
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Fixed Effects Regression
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