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Generally speaking the poor report better mental health than the wealth. Anecdotally I also have to say my neighbors are much more jovial and optimistic than th
by pard68 7y ago
Generally speaking the poor report better mental health than the wealth. Anecdotally I also have to say my neighbors are much more jovial and optimistic than the wealthy people I interact with (I live in a very low income area). Should be noted my experiences are probably skewed towards optimistic as I live in a very religious area and generally speaking religious folk are more optimistic than secular folk.
- fLflLflFlfl 7y agoWhat is "better mental health" in this context? It's pretty well established that rates of mental health issues are greater among those below the poverty line - see, for example, these data from 2015: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_2720/Spotlight-2720.html https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_2720/... If you're talking about general "level of happiness", there is evidence for the "money doesn't buy happiness" meme, but that is more the product of the hedonic treadmill than anything else. Our brains are good at convincing us that our current situation is okay, but that doesn't mean that poverty doesn't have very real effects on the basic services needed to function in our society.
- iron0013 7y agoGenerally speaking the poor report better mental health than the wealth. That is absolutely untrue.