Dressler W W
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1986 Nov;174(11):639-45. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198611000-00001.
Research was conducted on the relationship between unemployment and mental health in a black community in the southern United States. Unemployment is known to have deleterious mental health effects, but little research has been conducted in minority communities where the risk of unemployment is greatest. In a cross-sectional survey, unemployment was found to be significantly related to higher depressive symptoms, independently from demographic factors, chronic stressors, other life events, and resistance resources. Also, the effect of unemployment was exacerbated by low household income and the occurrence of other life events. These results support the conclusion that unemployment confers substantial risk for depressive affect.
在美国南部一个黑人社区，针对失业与心理健康之间的关系展开了研究。众所周知，失业会对心理健康产生有害影响，但在失业风险最大的少数族裔社区，相关研究却很少。在一项横断面调查中发现，独立于人口统计学因素、慢性压力源、其他生活事件及应对资源之外，失业与较高的抑郁症状显著相关。此外，家庭收入低以及其他生活事件的发生加剧了失业的影响。这些结果支持了失业会带来显著抑郁风险这一结论。
