Associations between demographic factors and psychological distress among Chinese residents in Hong Kong: beyond socioeconomic classes.

Autor:	Sun, Kai Sing, Lam, Tai Pong, Lam, Kwok Fai, Chan, Hoi Yan, Lo, Tak Lam, Chao, David Vai Kiong, Yu, Yee Tsun Tiffany, Lam, Edmund Wing Wo
Předmět:	AGE distribution BLUE collar workers CHINESE people PSYCHOLOGY CLERKS DEMOGRAPHY PSYCHOLOGICAL distress HANDICRAFT PROPRIETARY hospitals INCOME JOB stress PRIMARY health care PUBLIC hospitals QUESTIONNAIRES RETIREMENT RISK assessment SALES personnel SELF-perception STUDENTS SURVEYS UNEMPLOYMENT WHITE collar workers MULTIPLE regression analysis PSYCHOSOCIAL factors SOCIOECONOMIC factors EDUCATIONAL attainment DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Zdroj:	Psychology, Health & Medicine; Oct2020, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p1049-1061, 13p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt:	Most studies highlighted the association between psychological distress and socioeconomic status (SES). There were weaker explanations for distress found in the middle classes, especially in Asian countries. We conducted a questionnaire survey with 1626 adult Chinese primary-care attenders from 13 private and 6 public clinics in different districts of Hong Kong. Their demographic background and distress level measured by GHQ-12 were analysed. We found that respondents with younger age, better education, and lower income were more likely to be distressed. In a multiple logistic regression model, age and income, but not education, were significant predictors for distress. Highest rates of distress were found among the unemployed (45.5%) and the students (37.1%), followed by service workers and shop sales workers (33.0%), associate professionals (32.0%), and clerks (29.2%). Craftworkers (9.1%), plant and machine operators (11.5%), and retired people (12.8%) were least likely to be distressed, followed by professionals (21.0%). Apart from SES, the findings suggest that young age, academic and job stressors, and low self-esteem are significant factors for distress. These factors may be intensified in a Chinese context by peer comparison resulting in a state of relative deprivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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