Indebtedness and mental health in China: the moderating roles of income and social support.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the effect of indebtedness on mental health and the moderating effects of two types of coping resources (i.e., income and social support) in the Chinese context.

Methods

41,274 adults from four waves of China Family Panel Studies conducted in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale was used for investigation. Pooled ordinary least squares regressions were used to examine the effect of indebtedness on mental health and the moderating effects of income and social support. Stata 16.0 was used to conduct data analysis.

Results

The results showed that indebtedness had an adverse effect on mental health among Chinese adults. Furthermore, debtors with higher incomes showed fewer mental disorders than those with lower

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10794583 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature