The Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Young Adults' Life Satisfaction : The Mediating Effects of Depression and Social Support

Key Points

• This research examines how socioeconomic deprivation affects life satisfaction in young adults and the roles of depression and social support.
• Analyzed data from 1,918 young adults aged 18 to 34 from a national survey.
• Utilized SPSS 22.0 and PROCESS macro for mediating and moderated mediating effects analysis.
• Examined relationships between socioeconomic deprivation, depression, social support, and life satisfaction.
• Socioeconomic deprivation significantly decreased life satisfaction.
• Depression partially mediated the relationship between deprivation and life satisfaction.
• Social support moderated the relationship, reducing the negative impact of deprivation on life satisfaction.