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. 2022 Jun 1;19(11):6781.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116781.

Risk and Protective Factors of Mental Health Conditions: Impact of Employment, Deprivation and Social Relationships

Beatriz Oliveros  1 , Esteban Agulló-Tomás  2 , Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez  3
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Risk and Protective Factors of Mental Health Conditions: Impact of Employment, Deprivation and Social Relationships

Beatriz Oliveros et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

This study looks into the relationship between mental health and social exclusion scenarios, paying special attention to employment-related factors. Previous studies have shown the relationship between mental health, social exclusion and poverty. For this study, authors have used data from the VIII Report on social development and exclusion in Spain, with a sample of 11,655 households. The SPSS Statistics programme was used for statistical analysis. Several factors that could pose a risk or be a protection for the presence of mental health conditions were designed. By means of a binary logistic regression the impact of these factors on mental health issues was scored. The results show that a deteriorated social network and a negative interpretation of reality are the most influential factors related to the presence of mental health conditions in a given household. On the contrary, positive social relationships protect households and function as a support when mental health conditions are already present. Thus, the support of positive and committed social relationships is a key element to protect the mental health of households.

Keywords: deprivation; exclusion; job insecurity; mental health; protective factor; risk factor.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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