Paying the price

Financial hardship and its association with psychological distress among different population groups in the midst of Great Britain's cost-of-living crisis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4589503
AutoresSarah E Jackson (0000-0001-5658-6168, University College London), Sharon Cox (0000-0001-8494-5105, University College London), John Holmes (0000-0001-9283-2151, University of Sheffield), Charlie Angus (0000-0003-0529-4135, University of Sheffield), Deborah Robson (0000-0002-6447-3523, King's College London), Leonie Brose (0000-0001-6503-6854, King's College London), Jamie Brown (0000-0002-2797-5428, University College London)
Año2025
Volumen364
Páginas117561
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117561
PMID39615097
OpenAlexW4404724417
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas28

In the first quarter of 2023, around one in eight adults in Great Britain reported finding it difficult to manage financially and one in fifteen reported having been in rent or mortgage arrears in the past 12 months, with higher rates of financial hardship among disadvantaged groups. However, disadvantage did not appear to compound the psychological impact of financial hardship: people experiencing financial hardship were substantially more likely to report moderate or severe psychological distress regardless of their sociodemographic characteristics

Association (psychology · Demographic economics · Economics · Financial crisis · Financial distress · Financial system · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology