Anxiety nation? Economic insecurity and mental distress in 2020s Britain

Publication type

Report

Authors

Publication date

November 15, 2022

Summary:

Has Britain become an ‘insecure society’? Is anxiety running out of control? If so, could the two things be connected? This study looks at the shaky foundations of material life for many people, and highlights a worrying increase in the markers of mental ill-health. It examines links between the two, documenting the way economic exposure leaves people far more vulnerable to a range of worrying mental health markers.

Subjects

Link

https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/anxiety-nation-economic-insecurity-and-mental-distress-2020s-britain

Notes

Covered by over 30 media outlets

References: Understanding Society (2019) 'Changes in family structure.' Colchester: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research.

Referenced by: Great Britain. Office for National Statistics (2022) 'Cost of living and depression in adults, Great Britain: 29 September to 23 October 2022'. Newport: Office for National Statistics.

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