Department of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, Pb. 4760 Torgarden, 7465 Trondheim, Norway.
Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 2;19(17):10985. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710985.
Previous research reports show mixed results regarding the age gradient in population mental wellbeing, which may be linked to the role that welfare states play. In this study, we investigate whether an age gradient exists in relation to the association between welfare state and mental wellbeing within the adult population in Europe. We combine individual level data from Round 6 of the European Social Survey and country level data on welfare state and use multilevel regression analyses to explore population mental wellbeing. Subjective and psychological wellbeing dimensions were analyzed, and different approaches to measuring welfare state were explored, including a regime typology and composite welfare state measures constructed on the basis of a set of eight individual indicators. We found the age gradient for mental wellbeing to differ between welfare states, with the positive impact of the welfare state increasing with age. A universal and generous welfare state seems to be particularly important for older adults, who are also more likely to be in higher need of transfers and services provided by the welfare state.
先前的研究报告表明，人口心理健康状况在年龄梯度上的结果存在差异，这可能与福利国家的作用有关。在这项研究中，我们调查了在欧洲成年人口中，福利国家与心理健康之间的关联是否存在年龄梯度。我们将欧洲社会调查第六轮的个人层面数据与福利国家的国家层面数据相结合，利用多层次回归分析来探讨人口心理健康。我们分析了主观和心理幸福感维度，并探讨了衡量福利国家的不同方法，包括基于一套八项个人指标构建的制度类型学和综合福利国家措施。我们发现，心理健康状况的年龄梯度因福利国家而异，福利国家的积极影响随着年龄的增长而增加。普遍而慷慨的福利国家似乎对老年人尤为重要，因为他们更有可能需要福利国家提供的转移支付和服务。
