1. Gender, income and mental health: The Turkish case
- Author
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Tekin Kose
- Subjects
Gerontology ,Male ,Turkey ,Turkish ,Physiology ,Economics ,Social Sciences ,Adolescents ,Uunemployment ,Body Mass Index ,Geographical Locations ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sociology ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Public and Occupational Health ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Disorders ,Multidisciplinary ,Alcohol Consumption ,Depression ,Mental Disorders ,Maritial-status ,Social ties ,Turkey (Country) ,Socioeconomic Aspects of Health ,Europe ,Mental Health ,Physiological Parameters ,language ,Income ,Medicine ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,Research Article ,Employment ,Mental Health Services ,Asia ,Science ,Developing country ,Body-mass index ,Help-seeking ,Education ,03 medical and health sciences ,Age ,Sex Factors ,Mental Health and Psychiatry ,Humans ,Educational Attainment ,Nutrition ,030505 public health ,Mood Disorders ,Body Weight ,Adult-population ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Polychoric correlation ,Mental health ,Health Surveys ,language.human_language ,Diet ,Health Care ,Interpersonal ties ,Labor Economics ,People and Places ,Household income ,Physical-activity ,Body mass index - Abstract
Gender gaps in health outcomes are frequently observed. Mental health disorders also display gender differences in various countries. This paper explores gender differences in mental health outcomes of individuals in Turkey. It aims to deliver additional evidence on associations between gender, income and mental health status by providing an empirical analysis from a developing country, Turkey. This study employs a nationally representative data set from Turkish Health Survey of 2016. It constructs an index for mental health at individual level by using polychoric principal component analysis. Conditional mixed process models are estimated for quantification of associations between gender, income and mental health measures. Empirical findings indicate that there is endogenous and positive relationship between household income level and mental health status of individuals in Turkey. Turkish females report lower mental health statuses than Turkish males. Furthermore, females are more likely to use mental health services in Turkey. Gender gaps in both mental health status and mental health service use are present in the Turkish case. Results of this study imply that mental health policies should avoid applying one-fit-all approaches.
- Published
- 2020