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Do Locus of Control, Self-esteem, Hope and Shame Mediate the Relationship Between Financial Hardship and Mental Health

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ID8908887
AuthorsCharlotte Frankham (0000-0002-4936-2745, University of Southampton, corresponding author), Thomas Richardson (0000-0003-0349-0095, Solent NHS Trust), Nick Maguire (0000-0003-4295-8068, University of Southampton)
Year2019
Volume56
Issue3
Pages404-415
Publication date2019-09-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10597-019-00467-9
PMID31552540
OpenAlexW2976183881
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited54

In a longitudinal study of 104 participants, the psychological factors of economic locus of control, self-esteem, hope and shame were explored for their impact on the relationship between financial hardship and mental health. Participants completed measures of financial hardship, the psychological factors and measures of mental health three times at three-monthly intervals. A hierarchical regression analyses indicated that subjective financial hardship, hope and shame significantly predicted mental health outcomes. Mediation analyses demonstrated that hope mediated the relationship between subjective financial hardship and depression, stress and wellbeing; that shame mediated the relationship between subjective financial hardship and anxiety; and that neither shame nor hope mediated the relationship between subjective financial hardship and suicide ideation

Anxiety · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Locus of control · Mental health · Psychiatry · Self-esteem · Shame · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
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