International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

An examination of the correlation between socioeconomic status and mental health

  • Author:
  • Pooja Tyagi, Bintu Singh Ranga
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 252 to 262

*Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana

**Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Online published on 18 October, 2019.

Abstract

Socioeconomic status, mental health both are the most important determinant of an individual's wellbeing. The relationship between socioeconomic status and mental health has received the most attention in recent years. Many types of research done on this topic, this study also try to find out the relationship between socioeconomic status and mental health. In these survey 450 respondents selected from different parts of society both male and female are includes and income level is divided into three type's high income, middle income, and low-income level. All respondents are between thirty to fifty years. All primary data collected through a questionnaire. This study tests several hypotheses about the underlying causal structure of the positive relationship between socioeconomic status and mental health. Demographic information and happiness index (verma &verma) used in this survey for collecting information. This survey reveals that economic status positively affects the mental health. Most of the peoples have a quality life with the strong economic condition but some exemption also finds out that are happier than other with the weak economic condition. Around 69.6% respondents think money brings depression, stress, and angry behavior.

Keywords

Mental health literacy, Socio-economic status, Social class