장애청년의 경제적 어려움이 정신건강에 미치는 영향에 대한 종단연구: 운동, 대인관계능력의 매개효과 = Longitudinal study on the impact of economic hardship on mental health of young adults with disabilities: Mediating effects of exercise and interpersonal skills

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From the perspective of mental health inequality, this study sought to longitudinally analyze the impact of economic hardship felt by young adults with disabilities on their mental health and the effects of exercise and interpersonal skills as mediating factors of the impact.
For this purpose, 1st(2016) to 6th(2021) data of the 2nd wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled(PSED) were used, and targeted 1,323 young adults with disabilities aged 19 to 39 who were continuously and repeatedly measured for 6 years. SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 22.0 were used for analysis, and the potential growth model was applied. First, individual differences in the mental health, economic hardship, exercise status, and interpersonal skills of young adults with disabilities decreased over time, reducing inequality. Second, economic hardship has a negative impact on exercise, interpersonal skills, and mental health, while exercise and interpersonal skills have a positive impact on mental health, and individual differences tend to decrease over time. Third, the longitudinal mediating effect of exercise and interpersonal skills was partially found between economic hardship and mental health of disabled young adults. According to these results, social welfare policy and practical implications, such as economic support measures, sports participation, and interpersonal relationship skill improvement support programs to improve the mental health of young adults with disabilities. And suggestions for follow-up research were discussed.