The impact of occupation according to income on depressive symptoms in South Korean individuals: Findings from the Korean Welfare Panel Study

Conclusion:
Occupational classification is associated with increasing depression scores. Excluding the highest income group, blue collar and sales and service worker groups exhibit higher depression scores than their white collar counterparts, implying the importance of addressing these groups.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kim, W., Park, E.-C., Lee, T.-H., Ju, Y. J., Shin, J., Lee, S. G. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research