Housing quality determinants of depression and suicide ideation by age and gender

The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequently increased time spent at home signified the importance of understanding on the link between housing and mental health. This paper examines how housing qualities affect depression and suicide ideation for each age group (i.e. young adults, middle-aged and older a...

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Published inHousing studies Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 502 - 528
Main Author Lee, Ji Hei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harlow Routledge 07.02.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adults
Age
COVID-19
depression
Gender
Housing
Housing policy
housing quality
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle age
Natural disasters
Noise control
Older people
Pandemics
Panel data
Risk factors
Structural equation modeling
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
suicide ideation
Support systems
Young adults
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Summary:The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequently increased time spent at home signified the importance of understanding on the link between housing and mental health. This paper examines how housing qualities affect depression and suicide ideation for each age group (i.e. young adults, middle-aged and older adults) and gender. With South Korea population-based panel data, fixed-effect models and a partial least squares structural equation model were used. A functional problem was a major risk factor for depression in women, whereas a structural problem was a key risk factor for men's depression. For older adults, living in basement and vulnerability to natural disaster were detrimental to mental health. Functional problems increased the likelihood of suicide ideation in the middle-aged. The mechanisms of the housing qualities-mental health nexus were varied by age and gender. This paper proposed policy suggestions including a tailored housing policy and provision, a housing rating system for health and a support system for noise control.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2022.2056151