Consequences of Financial Strain for Psychological Distress among Older Adults: Examining the Explanatory Role of Multiple Components of the Self-Concept

IF 3 Q1 SOCIOLOGY
Socius Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23780231231197034
Alex Bierman, Laura Upenieks, Yeonjung Lee, Megan Harmon
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Abstract

Guided by a sociological perspective on mental health encapsulated in a stress process perspective, the authors examine the role of mastery, self-esteem, and mattering in explaining how financial strain is associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger in older adults. Analyses focus on the Caregiving, Aging, and Financial Experiences study, a national longitudinal survey of Canadian older adults conducted in the fall of 2021 and 2022 ( n = 3,977). Financial strain is associated with greater psychological distress across outcomes, but most strongly with anxiety. Although financial strain depletes mastery, self-esteem, and mattering, only mastery and self-esteem act as mediators between financial strain and psychological distress, with mastery predominant. This research suggests that a sociological perspective on stress and mental health can inform efforts to enhance the well-being of an aging population by identifying how reinforcements to the self-concept may truncate the consequences of financial challenges for psychological distress in later life.
经济压力对老年人心理困扰的影响:自我概念多成分的解释作用研究
在压力过程视角下的心理健康社会学视角的指导下,作者研究了掌控、自尊和重要性在解释经济压力如何与老年人的抑郁、焦虑和愤怒症状相关方面的作用。分析的重点是护理、老龄化和财务经历研究,这是一项在2021年和2022年秋季对加拿大老年人进行的全国性纵向调查(n = 3977)。经济压力与更大的心理压力有关,但与焦虑关系最密切。虽然财务压力会消耗精通、自尊和重要性,但只有精通和自尊在财务压力和心理困扰之间起中介作用,精通起主导作用。这项研究表明,从社会学的角度来看待压力和心理健康,可以通过确定自我概念的增强如何在以后的生活中截断经济挑战对心理困扰的影响,从而为提高老龄化人口的福祉提供信息。
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Socius Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
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