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> Why would you say that? Do you think that rich people are happy and poor people are depressed? There are numerous studies showing this, for almost all diseas
by solinent 7y ago
> Why would you say that? Do you think that rich people are happy and poor people are depressed?
There are numerous studies showing this, for almost all disease categories. All psychological illness is negatively corelated with socioeconomic status.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_status
I'd say it's hard to find good sources of nutrition and the time to exercise when you're part of the lower class.
edit: negatively correlated...
- caymanjim 7y agoA correlation between economic status and disease does not mean that most of the lower class is depressed.
- solinent 7y agohttps://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=+socioeconomic+status+depression&btnG= https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=+soc... Also depression. It took me one minute to find three sources, could you please make some effort here? I have other things to do. And you're right, it's not a causative factor necessarily, but I think there's pretty strong evidence at this point, it's hard to find a poor person who doesn't have some condition. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399902003033 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00223... [2] https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0021-843X.111.4.578 https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0021-843X.111... [3] https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.11.1844 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.1...