Zabkiewicz Denise, Schmidt Laura A
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2009 Jan;36(1):96-110. doi: 10.1007/s11414-008-9148-9. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
A longstanding tradition of employment-related research has shown the mental health advantages of employment. However, given welfare reform mandates for employment and a welfare population with disproportionately high rates of depression and co-occurring substance abuse problems, it is unclear if women on welfare reap this advantage. This analysis draws on 4 years of data from the Welfare Client Longitudinal Study to examine the mental health benefits of employment among women on welfare (N = 419) and to assess whether drinking problems alter the relationship. Repeated measures analyses suggest that women who enter welfare with a drinking problem may not experience the same decline in depression symptoms following employment. Improving the connections between welfare and treatment services for women with alcohol problems may, however, have important implications for their mental health.
长期以来,与就业相关的研究传统表明就业对心理健康有益。然而,鉴于福利改革对就业的要求以及福利人群中抑郁症和并发药物滥用问题的比例过高,尚不清楚领取福利的女性是否能从中受益。本分析利用了福利客户纵向研究4年的数据,以检验领取福利的女性(N = 419)就业对心理健康的益处,并评估饮酒问题是否会改变这种关系。重复测量分析表明,有饮酒问题的女性在就业后可能不会经历相同程度的抑郁症状减轻。然而,改善针对有酒精问题女性的福利与治疗服务之间的联系,可能对她们的心理健康具有重要意义。