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Title: Poverty, Material Hardship, and Mental Health among Workers in Three Front-Line Service Occupations

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 15407608

DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2017.1419532

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Abstract: Many studies document links between income poverty, material hardship, and mental health; however, we know less about the mental health consequences of within-person changes in income poverty and material hardship, particularly for low-income workers. The authors examine these relationships with longitudinal data from a sample of frontline service workers interviewed in two cities (one each in the United States and Canada). Mixed-effects regression models show between- and within-person differences in income poverty are associated with changes in material hardship, and between- and within-person differences in material hardship are associated with poorer mental health and depression.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2017.1419532

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Authors: McCarthy, Bill; Carter, Angela; Jansson, Mikael; Benoit, Cecilia; Finnigan, Ryan

Periodical (Full): Journal of Poverty

Issue: 4

Volume: 22

Pages: 334-354

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare

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