中高年のメンタルヘルス: 加齢に伴う変化とその決定要因, Mental Health of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan: Its Age Trajectory and Determinants

隆士 小塩 and Takashi Oshio

Economic Review, 2024, vol. 75, issue 2, 1-1

Abstract: 本研究の目的は，17 回にわたる厚生労働省「中高年者縦断調査」の個票データを用いて，中高年のメンタルヘルスが加齢に伴ってどのように変化し，それがどのような要因によって左右されるかを考察することである．中高年のメンタルヘルスは加齢に伴って悪化するが，そのかなりの部分は主観的健康感の悪化や日常生活活動における問題，社会参加活動からの撤退といった要因によって説明される．その度合いは，女性ほど顕著である．健康増進や社会参加活動の促進・支援といった政策介入によって，中高年のメンタルヘルス悪化を抑制することが期待される．, This study aims to investigate the age trajectory of mental health among middle-aged and older adults in Japan and its determinants, using microdata from the 17 waves of the “Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons" conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The mental health of middle-aged and senior adults deteriorates with age, and a significant portion of this is explained by factors such as worsening self-rated health, problems with activities of daily living, and withdrawal from activities involving social participation. The degree of this mediating effect is more pronounced among women. Policy interventions that promote health and support social participation activities are expected to mitigate the deterioration of mental health among middle-aged and older adults.

JEL-codes: I18 I38 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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