Economic Change and Change in Well-Being in the Czech Republic, with Comparisons to Married Women in the United States

Pechacova, Zdenka; Lorenz, Frederick O.; Hraba, Joseph; Conger, Rand D.

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@article{ Pechacova1996,
 title = {Economic Change and Change in Well-Being in the Czech Republic, with Comparisons to Married Women in the United States},
 author = {Pechacova, Zdenka and Lorenz, Frederick O. and Hraba, Joseph and Conger, Rand D.},
 journal = {Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review},
 number = {1},
 pages = {43-62},
 volume = {4},
 year = {1996},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54047},
 abstract = {Examines the effects of economic change on individual well-being for a panel of married Czech women compared with a US sample from IA (N = 192 & 386, respectively, in 1990/91). Questionnaire data show that respondents who were forced to make economic adjustments reducing their standard of living also reported increased health problems & depressive symptoms. Contrary to some US findings the relationship between economic adjustments & change in depressive symptoms was strongest among those who reported having the strongest sense of personal control (mastery) & the highest perceived social support. Compared with the US sample, married Czech women reported more depressive symptoms, had more health problems, & were lower in feelings of mastery. In addition, Czech women recorded significantly stronger paths linking education to changes in health conditions & depressive symptoms, whereas US women had significantly stronger paths linking actual economic conditions to subsequent economic adjustments. Data suggest that the US stress-distress model applies in the Czech Republic as well, but further understanding of the differentiated role of social support & mastery for Czech & US women is necessray to more completely interpret the observed interactions.},
}