Objectives

We examined how experiencing low income multiple times is associated with depressive symptoms over the life course to better understand the influence of low income experience on psychological well-being.

Methods

We employed fixed effects models to estimate the association between low income experience and depressive symptoms using data from a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of adults in Korea (N=6,930). We also considered age variations given different perspectives and social circumstances related to different ages and family stages over the life course that potentially modify the association.

Results

Our results revealed that the detrimental influence of low income experience on depressive symptoms slowly declines with additional increments in the number of the exposures. Additionally, although older adults have a higher risk of experiencing low income more than once, the detrimental influence appears more salient among younger adults compared to older individuals.

Discussion

We offered some explanations for the diminishing effects of additional experiences of low income on depressive symptoms, and the age group variations in the association in Korea. We also discussued policy implications of our findings.

中文翻译：

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韩国生命历程中的低收入动态和抑郁

目标

我们研究了多次经历低收入如何与生命历程中的抑郁症状相关联，以更好地了解低收入经历对心理健康的影响。

方法

我们使用固定效应模型来估计低收入经历与抑郁症状之间的关联，使用来自对韩国成年人代表性样本 (N=6,930) 的纵向调查的数据。我们还考虑了年龄差异，因为在生命历程中与不同年龄和家庭阶段相关的不同观点和社会环境可能会改变关联。

结果

我们的结果表明，低收入经历对抑郁症状的不利影响随着接触次数的增加而缓慢下降。此外，尽管老年人不止一次经历低收入的风险更高，但与老年人相比，这种不利影响在年轻人中似乎更为突出。

讨论

我们对额外的低收入经历对抑郁症状的影响减弱以及韩国关联的年龄组差异提供了一些解释。我们还讨论了我们的研究结果的政策含义。