Economic Change and Change in Well-being in the Czech Republic, with Comparisons to Married Women in the United States
Year: 1996
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: : This paper examines the effects of economic change on change in indi-vidual well-being for a panel of Czech respondents during a time of rapid social and economic transformation (1990-91), and compares married Czech women with a sample of married women in the United States. In examining five specific hypothe-ses from the stress-distress tradition in the United States, data from a panel of 192 Czech men and women showed that respondents who were forced to make eco-nomic adjustments reducing their standard of living also reported increased health problems and depressive symptoms. Contrary to findings sometimes observed in the United States, the relationship between economic adjustments and change in depres-sive symptoms was strongest among those who reported having the strongest sense of personal control (mastery) and the highest perceived social support. Compared with the sample of married U. S. women from Iowa, married Czech women reported more depressive symptoms, had more health problems, and were lower in feelings of mastery. In addition, these Czech women recorded significantly stronger paths linking education to changes in both health conditions and depressive symptoms,
Source: Czech Sociological Review
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2264317986