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dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mas Ayu
dc.contributor.authorThangiah, Govindamal
dc.contributor.authorMajid, Hazreen Abdul
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Rozmi
dc.contributor.authorPin, Tan Maw
dc.contributor.authorRizal, Hussein
dc.contributor.authorZaidi, Mohd Azlan Shah
dc.contributor.authorReidpath, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSu, Tin Tin
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T11:49:37Z
dc.date.available2024-01-29T11:49:37Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-28
dc.identifier.citationSaid, M. A., Thangiah, G., Majid, H. A., Ismail, R., Pin, T. A., Rizal, H., Zaidi, M. A. S., Reidpath, D., and Su, T. T. (2022). Income disparity and mental wellbeing among adults in semi-urban and rural areas in Malaysia: the mediating role of social capital. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116604en
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttps://aecc.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/251
dc.description© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Available under License - Creative Commons Attribution: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.description.abstractMental illness is rising worldwide and is more prevalent among the older population. Among others, socioeconomic status, particularly income, has a bearing on the prevalence of mental health. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism that explains the association between income and mental health. Hence, this study seeks to examine the mediating effect of social capital on the association between income and mental illness. Cross-sectional data consisting of 6651 respondents aged 55 years and above were used in this study. A validated tool known as the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, 21 items (DASS-21) was applied to examine mental illness, namely depression, anxiety, and stress. The Karlson, Holm, and Breen (KHB) method was employed to assess the intervening role of social capital on the association between income and mental illness. Results showed that those who disagreed in trust within the community had the highest partial mediation percentage. Those who disagreed in reciprocity, however, had the lowest partial mediation percentage, which explained the positive association between the middle 40% (M40) of the income group and depression, anxiety, and stress. Overall, the study suggests the need to increase trust and attachment within society to curb the occurrence of depression and anxiety.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.subjectIncomeen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectSocial capitalen
dc.subjectMediationen
dc.subjectOlder adultsen
dc.titleIncome disparity and mental wellbeing among adults in semi-urban and rural areas in Malaysia: the mediating role of social capitalen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116604


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