Global Mental Wealth: A Multidimensional Analysis of Social, Financial, and Emotional Well-Being in 92 Countries
Abstract
Abstract Governments and organizations increasingly endorse the importance of mental health in all forms of policy, though emphasis in measurement still remains on indicators such as GDP, depression, and other common disorders. In this study of 92 countries ( n = 53,799), we assess the mental health of individuals around the world alongside measures of financial and social well-being. Findings include a trend of languishing mental health across many groups, particularly among younger adults and within higher-income countries. While positive trends are observed for education and income, a number of concerning trends also emerge, particularly the poor results for young adults and generally moderate results for employed individuals. In sum, we find an alarming but perhaps unsurprisingly low level of positive mental health in a substantial number of countries, but also identify specific economic, social, and other indicators that policymakers could target in improving the well-being of the populations they serve.
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Authors: Kai Ruggeri, Guillermo Valenzuela-Catarí, Elli Polemiti, Galla Abderahaman, Taha R. Adawi, Talar Agopian, Deena Al-Dhahli, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Rami Al‐Sharif, Narjes Al-Zahli, Amani AlAmeeri, Fawziah Alammar, Habib Mohammad Ali, Taif Aljaberi, Sami M. Almahjoob, Qais Al-Meqdad, Sama Alsewaidi, Mohammed Amara, Marcelo Amaral Mali, Hansika Ambahelagedara, Rizwana Amin, Srinaath Anbu Durai, Thomas Lind Andersen, Joel Anderson, Jack L. Andrews, Marijn Antens, Tamara Arh, David Santson Ayebare, Tsend-Ayush Azjargal, Peter K. Baguma, Martin Mabunda Baluku, Edward Bantu, Paula Barea-Arroyo, Federico Barrera-Lemarchand, Alain Belahimi, Martina Benvenuti, Elisa Berdica, Frida Berglund, Jana B. Berkessel, Goni Biran, Ludvig Daae Bjørndal, Lana Bojanić, Nicolas Brandao, Eike Kofi Buabang, Matthias Burghart, Aslı Bursalıoğlu, Vladimíra Čavojová, Ana‐Maria Cazan, Diadora Cërmjani, Apitchaya Chaiwutikornwanich, Kai Qin Chan, Shiyi Chen, Bamlak Cherinet, Magdalena Chorzępa, Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta, Éloïse Côté, Hojjat Daniali, Naomi G. Daniel, Abdülhakim Bahadır DARI, Arobindu Dash, Ismahan Soukeyna Diop, Tamara đokić, Vladyslav S. Dombrovskyi, Jasmin Dönicke, Barbora Doubravová, Eva Dreyfus, Tatianna M. Dugue, Ksenija Edelinski, Rita W. El‐Haddad, Esther Awazzi Envuladu, Thorsten M. Erle, Hadia Fakhreldin, Eman Farahat, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Angelina Fauma, Silvia Filippi, Lucía Freira, Andrea Isabel Freire-Pesántez, Albina Alikovna Gallyamova, Ziwei Gao, Saule Gazizova, Sandra Jeanette Geiger, Biljana Gjoneska, Anastasia Gracheva, Ani K. Grigoryan, Dmitry Sergeevich Grigoryev, Silvia Guillén-Marín, Deniz Mısra Gürol, Srećko Gutić, Abakar M. Habsita, Stavros P. Hadjisolomou, Ali Hajian, Աննա Հակոբջանյան, Julia G. Halilova, Abdul Haseeb Hasan, Georgina Haspel, William Haspel, Merle Havik, Marlene Hecht, Wen-Tso Ho
Institutions: University of Padua, Kaohsiung Medical University, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Imperial College London, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Helsinki, University of Manchester, University of Toronto, University of Cologne, University of Göttingen, La Trobe University, University of Copenhagen, Universidad de Zaragoza, Heidelberg University, University of Glasgow, University of Belgrade, Charles University, University of Bologna, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Geneva, Chulalongkorn University, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Uppsala University, University of California, Berkeley, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Qatar University, Erasmus MC, University of Zurich, University of Lausanne, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Oslo, Masaryk University, Universidad de Sevilla, Amran University, Tilburg University, Koç University, Makerere University, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Vejle Sygehus, University of Southern Denmark, York University, Princeton University, Slovak Academy of Sciences, University of Bahrain, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, National Research University Higher School of Economics, University of Mannheim, James Cook University Singapore, Cheikh Anta Diop University, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Kabale University, Trinity College Dublin, National Institute of Mental Health, University of Jos, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Transilvania University of Brașov, City College of New York, Muscat College, Yalova University, King Edward Medical University, University of Prishtina, British University in Egypt, Yerevan State University, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Romanian Academy, Green University of Bangladesh, Adolfo Ibáñez University, University of Nairobi, National University of East Timor, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Mental Health Services, Uniwersytet SWPS, American University of Kuwait, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, HEC Paris, Davidson College, Effat University, Universidad del Azuay, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, National Institute for Health Development, University of New York in Prague, University of N'Djamena, St. Olaf College, Institute of Experimental Psychology of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institutul de Filosofie și Psihologie "Constantin Rădulescu-Motru" al Academiei Române, American University Kyiv