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Financial Stress, Shaming Experiences and Psychosocial Ill-Health: Studies into the Finances-Shame Model

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The aim of the study was to test the Finances-Shame model and its explanatory power regarding the prevalence of psychosocial ill-health. The Finances-Shame model postulates that (i) the greater the financial stress and the more experiences of having been shamed, the greater the risk for psychosocial ill-health, (ii) the lesser the financial stress and the fewer experiences of having been shamed, the lower the risk for psychosocial ill-health. The study was based upon a survey carried out during the period March 2000–May 2000 in a mid-Swedish region (n = 5,666). The response rate was 69%. The results of the study supported the hypotheses.

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  1. Department for Social Studies, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88, Karlstad, Sweden

    Bengt Starrin

  2. Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Lillehammer University College, 2626, Lillehammer, Norway

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  3. Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Central Hospital Västerås, 721 89, Västerås, Sweden

    Cecilia Åslund & Kent W. Nilsson

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Starrin, B., Åslund, C. & Nilsson, K.W. Financial Stress, Shaming Experiences and Psychosocial Ill-Health: Studies into the Finances-Shame Model. Soc Indic Res 91, 283–298 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9286-8

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Keywords

  • Psychosocial deprivation
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Health
  • Economics
  • Shame
  • Finances-Shame model