Neighbourhood factors and associations with mental health 1,2  - Gretta Mohan* and Peter Barlow

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Neighbourhood factors and associations with mental health 1,2 - Gretta Mohan* and Peter Barlow

7 Mar 2023

Neighbourhood factors and associations with mental health Neighbourhood factors and associations with mental health 1,2 Gretta Mohan* and Peter Barlow ESRI Research Bulletins provide short summaries of work published by ESRI researchers and overviews of thematic areas covered by ESRI programmes of research. [...] Three different indicators of mental health were gathered in the survey, providing a multi-faceted view of the state of mental health. [...] We used statistical methods to explore the association between living in areas of various levels of deprivation, and ratings of neighbourhood factors, on the three mental health measures. [...] RESULTS Statistical modelling revealed that residing in more deprived communities did not in itself have a discernible impact on mental health status (as measured using the Mental Health Inventory-5 instrument and the Energy and Vitality Index), or likelihood of having suffered depression in the previous 12 months. [...] CONCLUSIONS To conclude, the findings of this investigation suggest that residing in an area characterised by area-level deprivation does not have a statistically significant association with the mental health of adult residents of Ireland across three different measures of mental state.

Authors

Gretta Mohan; Peter Barlow

Pages
2
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United States of America