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KMID : 0613620200400040295
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Health Social Welfare Review
2020 Volume.40 No. 4 p.295 ~ p.331
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The Effect of Debt on Depression in Young Adults
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Ha Rang-Kyoung
Sim Hye-Won
Kim Kang-Hee
Park Sin-A
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Abstract
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health and quality of life in young people, depending on their parents' income and assets. However, there is an insufficient number of studies on its effects on mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of debt on depression in young adults, and the interaction effect between the net assets of parents and youth debt with respect to depression in young adults. The Korean Welfare Panel data from the 2nd wave to the 13th wave were used. Young adults were defined as those living outside their parents' home, either alone or with their spouse, and a total of 831 young adults aged 19 to 34 were included. A fixed-effect model was employed to ascertain whether or not youth debt contributes to depression in young adults. The results showed that young adults with greater debt were not more depressed. However, compared with those without over-indebtedness, those with over-indebtedness experienced more depression (p<0.001). Moreover, parental assets were shown to play a role in alleviating depression from youth debt (p<0.01). A subgroup analysis divided the net assets of parents into upper and lower categories and showed that an increase in youth debt (p<0.05) and over-indebtedness (p<0.001) corresponded with an increase in depression only in the lower category. This study indicates that inequalities in wealth could lead to inequalities in health among young adults.
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KEYWORD
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Young Adults, Debt, Over-Indebtedness, Depression, Mental Health
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