School of Economics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, School of Economics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
PLoS One. 2021 Oct 12;16(10):e0258417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258417. eCollection 2021.
Our study takes advantage of unique data to quantify deficits in the psychosocial and cognitive resources of an extremely vulnerable subpopulation-those experiencing housing vulnerability-in an advanced, high-income country (Australia). Groups such as these are often impossible to study using nationally representative data sources because they make up a small share of the overall population. We show that those experiencing housing vulnerability sleep less well, have more limited cognitive functioning, and less social capital than do those in the general population. They are also less emotionally stable, less conscientious, more external, and more risk tolerant. Collectively, these deficits in psychosocial and cognitive resources account for between 24-42% of their reduced life satisfaction and their increased mental distress and loneliness. These traits also account for a large proportion of the gap in mental wellbeing across different levels of housing vulnerability.
我们的研究利用独特的数据，量化了在一个先进的高收入国家（澳大利亚）中，那些住房脆弱的极度弱势群体在社会心理和认知资源方面的不足。这些群体通常无法通过具有代表性的全国性数据来源进行研究，因为他们在总人口中所占比例较小。研究表明，与普通人群相比，住房脆弱的人睡眠质量更差，认知功能更有限，社会资本更少。他们也不那么情绪稳定、认真、外向和风险承受能力更强。总的来说，这些社会心理和认知资源的不足，导致他们的生活满意度降低了 24%至 42%，精神困扰和孤独感增加。这些特征也解释了不同住房脆弱程度之间心理健康差距的很大一部分原因。
