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Housing and Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence and a Methodological and Conceptual Critique
Author(s) -
Evans Gary W.,
Wells Nancy M.,
Moch Annie
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/1540-4560.00074
Subject(s) - mental health , quality (philosophy) , conceptual framework , psychology , conceptual model , business , applied psychology , public economics , sociology , economics , psychiatry , social science , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , database
Despite the fact that people invest more financial, temporal, and psychological resources in their homes than in any other material entity, research on housing and mental health is remarkably underdeveloped. We critically review existing research on housing and mental health, considering housing type (e.g., single‐family detached versus multiple dwelling), floor level, and housing quality (e.g., structural damage). We then discuss methodological and conceptual shortcomings of this literature and provide a theoretical framework for future research on housing quality and mental health .