Depression Levels of State Functionaries: Empirical Evidence From China

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Li He¹  Yuting Wang¹  Jiangyin Wang¹  Zixian Zhang¹  Tianyang Li¹  Kun Wang¹  Shuo Zhang²  Lixingzi Yang²  Yuanyang Wu²  Siqing Zhang²  Hualei Yang² 

[1] School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China;School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China;

关键词: Chinese state functionary;    depression;    occupation;    occupational health;    mental health;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.754182

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to explore the depression levels of those serving as state functionaries in China. We used data from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey and the ordinary least squares model for the regression analysis. The results found: i) The degree of depression of state functionaries was found to be lower than that of other workers; that is, the overall depression index of state functionaries was 1.010 points lower, and the result was significant at the degree of 1%; ii) state functionaries had a lower degree of depression than workers in all other occupation groups; iii) older state functionaries had lower depression than their younger counterparts; iv) the degree of depression of state functionaries in the provinces involved in China's three major urban agglomerations was higher than that of those in other provinces; and v) the degree of depression of female state functionaries was lower than that their male peers. Thus, there is an association between serving as a state functionary in China and depression. State functionaries have lower levels of depression than other working groups. These levels were generally lower but varied according to age, sex, and province.

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