Jaewon Lee* and Jennifer Allen
Volume2-Issue3
Dates: Received: 2021-02-17 | Accepted: 2021-03-01 | Published: 2021-03-02
Pages: 095-096
Abstract
Assets and debts and other accumulated wealth should be considered to understand one’s mental health because they influence quality of life over time. Researchers acknowledge limitations of previous studies regarding mental health, which did not consider net worth [1]. Previous studies have mainly addressed Socioeconomic Status (SES) as an indicator influencing mental health [2,3], rather than considering net worth. As a result, the importance of net worth (Wealth and debt) has been growing, and these factors should be included to deeply understand mental health [1].
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Lee J, Allen J. Net worth and Mental Health Problems. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021 Mar 02; 2(3): 095-096. doi: 10.37871/jbres1195, Article ID: jbres1195
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