Abstract
Objectives
Variations in the association between education and depressive symptoms in 22 European countries are investigated.
Methods
Analyses are based on the European Social Survey Round 3 (N = 34,443). Education was coded according to the International Standard Classification of Education. Depressive symptoms are measured by the shortened Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 8).
Results
The results of multiple logistic regressions show that people with low education have elevated risks of experiencing a high score of depressive symptoms. Relatively large inequalities were observed among both sexes for Hungary and Slovenia, small and non-significant inequalities for Austria, Denmark, and Estonia.
Conclusion
The results indicate that educational inequalities in depressive symptoms are a generalized although not invariant phenomenon.
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von dem Knesebeck, O., Pattyn, E. & Bracke, P. Education and depressive symptoms in 22 European countries. Int J Public Health 56, 107–110 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0202-z
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