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Gender, income and mental health: The Turkish case
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e0232344 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2020.
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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.
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....327ddf640b40531561a838c80d5015eb