Associations of nuptiality perceptions, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with mental health status in Australian adults: Analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

Yeboah Asiamah-Asare, BK; Peprah, P; Adu, C; Ahinkorah, BO; Addo, IY

Associations of nuptiality perceptions, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with mental health status in Australian adults: Analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

Yeboah Asiamah-Asare, BK Peprah, P Adu, C Ahinkorah, BO Addo, IY

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Citation:: PLOS ONE, 2024, 19, (2), pp. e0296941
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dc.contributor.author	Yeboah Asiamah-Asare, BK
dc.contributor.author	Peprah, P
dc.contributor.author	Adu, C
dc.contributor.author	Ahinkorah, BO
dc.contributor.author	Addo, IY
dc.contributor.editor	Ahammed, B
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dc.identifier.citation	PLOS ONE, 2024, 19, (2), pp. e0296941
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dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE This study examined the association of nuptial/relationship factors, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with the mental health status of Australian adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional quantitative study design. SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, AND INTERVENTIONS Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey wave 19, 6846 adults were included in the analysis. Mental health was measured using the mental component summary (MCS) subscale of the Short-Form Health Survey SF-36. Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were used to examine the predictors of mental health status. RESULTS Overall, 7.1 of the participants reported poor mental health status. Individual financial difficulty factors explained 3.2 (p 0.001) of the variance in mental health scores. In addition, financial difficulties were negatively associated with mental health status. Nuptiality and relationship factors accounted for 9.8 (p 0.001) of the variance in mental health status. CONCLUSION The study suggests negative marital or relationship perceptions and financial difficulties are significant factors accounting for poor mental health. This finding suggests the need for more policy attention toward the social determinants of poor mental health especially nuptiality or relationship perceptions which have received less policy and research attention in Australia.
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dc.subject.classification	General Science & Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Marriage
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Marriage
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
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dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Marriage
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Income
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.title	Associations of nuptiality perceptions, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with mental health status in Australian adults: Analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the association of nuptial/relationship factors, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with the mental health status of Australian adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional quantitative study design. SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, AND INTERVENTIONS Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey wave 19, 6846 adults were included in the analysis. Mental health was measured using the mental component summary (MCS) subscale of the Short-Form Health Survey SF-36. Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were used to examine the predictors of mental health status. RESULTS Overall, 7.1 of the participants reported poor mental health status. Individual financial difficulty factors explained 3.2 (p 0.001) of the variance in mental health scores. In addition, financial difficulties were negatively associated with mental health status. Nuptiality and relationship factors accounted for 9.8 (p 0.001) of the variance in mental health status. CONCLUSION The study suggests negative marital or relationship perceptions and financial difficulties are significant factors accounting for poor mental health. This finding suggests the need for more policy attention toward the social determinants of poor mental health especially nuptiality or relationship perceptions which have received less policy and research attention in Australia.

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