Relationship Between Debt and Depression, Anxiety, Stress, or Suicide Ideation in Asia: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychology

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Noh Amit¹  Rozmi Ismail²  Abdul Rahim Zumrah³  Mohd Azmir Mohd Nizah³  Tengku Elmi Azlina Tengku Muda¹  Edbert Chia Tat Meng¹  Norhayati Ibrahim¹  Normah Che Din¹ 

[1] Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Health Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia;Psychology and Human Wellbeing Research Centre (PsiTra), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia;Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

关键词: indebtedness;    depression;    anxiety;    stress;    suicide;    systematic review;    Asia;    relationship;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01336

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: This article aims to review research manuscripts in the past 5 years that focus on the effects of debt on depression, anxiety, stress, or suicide ideation in Asian countries. Methods: A search for literature based on the PRISMA guidelines was conducted on Medline, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect, resulting in nine manuscripts meeting inclusion criteria. The studies were conducted in Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, and China. Results: The findings of the studies show that there is evidence to support that being in debt is related to Asian participants experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, or suicide ideation. However, the studies are limited to quantitative studies only. The definition of debt is also unclear in most manuscripts. Few manuscripts also examined how other factors influence the relationship between debt and mental illness. Conclusion: There are limited studies on the psychological effects of debt on the Asian population. Future studies should focus on the relationship between debt and psychological well-being among this population.

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