Education, sense of mastery and mental health: results from a nation wide health monitoring study in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Earlier studies have shown that people with low level of education have increased rates of mental health problems. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between level of education and psychological distress, and to explore to which extent the association is mediated by sense of mastery, and social variables like social support, negative life events, household income, employment and marital status.

Methods

The data for the study were obtained from the Level of Living Survey conducted by Statistics Norway in 2002. Data on psychological distress and psychosocial variables were gathered by a self-administered questionnaire, whereas socio-demographic data were based on register statistics. Psychological distress was measured by Hopkins Symptom

SUBMITTER: Dalgard OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1887526 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature