Elovainio, M;
Vahtera, J;
Pentti, J;
Hakulinen, C;
Pulkki-Råback, L;
Lipsanen, J;
Virtanen, M;
... Raitakari, O; + view all
(2020)
The Contribution of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage to Depressive Symptoms Over the Course of Adult Life: A 32-Year Prospective Cohort Study.
American Journal of Epidemiology
, 189
(7)
pp. 679-689.
10.1093/aje/kwaa026.
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Abstract
The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and increased risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood is well established. We tested A the contribution of early exposure to neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on later depressive symptoms throughout life, B the persistence of the potential association of early exposure with depressive symptoms, and C the contribution of other known risk factors to the association. Data were collected from a prospective, population-based Young Finns Study 32 year follow -up study that included participants aged 3 to 18 years at baseline 1980. Participants were followed up with repeated measurements of depressive symptoms between 1992 and 2012 N=2788 and linked to national grid data on neighborhood disadvantage via residential addresses. We examined the associations mixed models separately in 5-, 9-, 15-, and 20-year follow ups. Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood during childhood and adolescence was associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms in adulthood in all follow-up periods β 0.07, P-value 0.001 compared with others. Individual adulthood socioeconomic status mediated the associations. Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area during childhood and adolescence has long lasting negative association with mental health irrespective of family related risks, partially due to socioeconomic adversity later in life.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Contribution of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage to Depressive Symptoms Over the Course of Adult Life: A 32-Year Prospective Cohort Study |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/aje/kwaa026 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaa026 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Area, depression, mechanisms, neighborhood, population, risk |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094902 |
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