TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Inequality and Mental Health in Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia
AU - Quijada, Yanet
AU - Villagrán, Loreto
AU - Vaccari Jiménez, Pamela
AU - Reyes, Carlos
AU - Gallardo, Luz Dary
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - The results of a comparative study of social inequality and mental health show that Chile and Colombia, which have enormous social gaps despite their economic growth, are characterized by poor mental health indicators and social discontent, while the better equity indicators in Ecuador are not clearly linked to mental health. The concept of social defeat is suggested as a mediator between social inequality and individual and collective mental health, and participation and empowerment are suggested as ways of improving social well-being. Los resultados de un estudio comparativo de desigualdad social y salud mental muestran que Chile y Colombia, que tienen enormes brechas sociales a pesar de su crecimiento económico, se caracterizan por indicadores de salud mental deficientes y descontento social, mientras que los mejores indicadores de equidad en Ecuador no están claramente vinculados a la salud mental. El concepto de derrota social se sugiere como un mediador entre la desigualdad social y la salud mental individual y colectiva, y la participación y el empoderamiento se sugieren como formas de mejorar el bienestar social.
AB - The results of a comparative study of social inequality and mental health show that Chile and Colombia, which have enormous social gaps despite their economic growth, are characterized by poor mental health indicators and social discontent, while the better equity indicators in Ecuador are not clearly linked to mental health. The concept of social defeat is suggested as a mediator between social inequality and individual and collective mental health, and participation and empowerment are suggested as ways of improving social well-being. Los resultados de un estudio comparativo de desigualdad social y salud mental muestran que Chile y Colombia, que tienen enormes brechas sociales a pesar de su crecimiento económico, se caracterizan por indicadores de salud mental deficientes y descontento social, mientras que los mejores indicadores de equidad en Ecuador no están claramente vinculados a la salud mental. El concepto de derrota social se sugiere como un mediador entre la desigualdad social y la salud mental individual y colectiva, y la participación y el empoderamiento se sugieren como formas de mejorar el bienestar social.
KW - Mental health
KW - Public policy
KW - Social defeat
KW - Social inequality
KW - Social well-being
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/social-inequality-mental-health-chile-ecuador-colombia
U2 - 10.1177/0094582X18803682
DO - 10.1177/0094582X18803682
M3 - Article
SN - 0094-582X
VL - 46
SP - 92
EP - 108
JO - Latin American Perspectives
JF - Latin American Perspectives
IS - 6
ER -