Mental Health among Middle-aged and Older Adults-Evidence from a Nationwide Panel Survey in Japan-

Takashi Oshio

Economic Review, 2014, vol. 65, issue 4, 332-344

Abstract: In the current study, we examined the determinants of mental health among middle-aged and older adults, using micro data from a nationwide six-year panel survey in Japan. It is widely known that mental health in adulthood is associated with various socio-economic and demographic factors as well as family care provision. However, most previous studies have failed to control for time-invariant factors, probably leading to biased estimators. We employed fixed-effects regressions to tackle this issue and compared the associations of Kessler 6 (K6) scores with potential risk factors. We found that family caregiving had a closer association with psychological distress than any other factor did.

JEL-codes: I18 I38 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.15057/27365

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