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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Psychological Distress in Low-Income and Economically Marginalized Populations in India: Protective and Risk Factors.

Dipti Singh, Shagufta Nasir, Juhi Sharma, Lydia Giménez-Llort, Mohammad Ghazi Shahnawaz

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dipti SinghDepartment of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.
Shagufta NasirDepartment of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-6117
Juhi SharmaLight Up-Emotions Matter Foundation, New Delhi 110096, India.
Lydia Giménez-LlortDepartment of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4091-489X
Mohammad Ghazi ShahnawazDepartment of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9322-3577
Jamia Millia Islamia · INUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies at the juncture of development economics and public health take on considerable responsibility in addressing inequality and related mental health distress. Mental healthcare in economically marginalized populations requires depicting the linkages between socioeconomic status and psychological distress. In the present work, a sequential mixed-methods design was used to study 190 people in such communities in India. Gender-dependent psychological distress was found according to the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) with moderate distress in women (M = 26.30, SD = 9.15) and mild distress in men (M = 21.04, SD = 8.35). Regression analysis indicated that gender significantly predicted psychological distress, followed by age, marital status, and the level of education of the head of the family. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews of the six women who scored the highest on the distress scale unveiled three master themes: (1) manifestation of psychological distress, (2) contextual challenges, and (3) sources of strength and resilience. Overall, participants reported a lack of resources, community violence, gender discrimination, and widespread substance use as major contributors to the ongoing distress. These findings can pave the way for future studies to expand beyond independent economic indicators and curate clinical interventions for culturally competent mental healthcare.

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castegenderintersectionalitylow-income and economic marginalization (LIEM)mental healthsocioeconomic statusurban slum

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