Associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and psychological distress among Australian adults: longitudinal analysis of the HILDA survey (2007–2021)
The findings from nationally representative longitudinal data show that individuals living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods consistently experienced higher psychological distress compared with those in less disadvantaged neighbourhoods. These inequalities remained stable over time, and limited evidence of change suggests that the association may reflect persistent differences between individuals living in different neighbourhoods.
Authors
- Suzanne Mavoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-2988)
- Jerome N. Rachele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5101-4010)
- Julia Gilmartin‐Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-0161)
- Rebecca A. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8911-5861)
- Sarah Alexandra Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8624-4908)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- MIT University (MK)
- Western Health (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-223924
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Research Council