Depression and Anxiety among Low and Middle-Income Turkish Women: The Roles of Coping, and Personal and Environmental Resources/Düşük ve Orta Gelirli Türk Kadınlarında Depresyon ve Anksiyete: Baş Etme ve Kişisel ve Çevresel Kaynakların Rolü

Introduction: Psychosocial theory of mental well-being suggests that coping, socioeconomic status, environmental resources such as perceived and received social support, personal self-efficacy can be related to psychological well-being. The current study aims discuss differences in Turkish women with low middle-income. It also examine the among lower income women’s according receiving non-governmental organization (NGO) support. Finally, it studies link between level, self-efficacy, ways coping stress, depression, anxiety different levels. Method: Out 129 participated (Mage = 39.12), 60 are middle-in- come, 69 low-income. Twenty-eight those receive NGO Results: Findings indicates middle-income more effectively have high- er while low-income significantly report depressive symptoms. Low-income support symptoms, perceive less than without Hierarchical regression analysis reveals styles, associated depression. Moreover, styles anxiety. Conclusion: Personal like seem most significant predictors depression However, poverty is still a serious risk