{"id":24569,"date":"2025-05-21T11:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=24569"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:39:56","slug":"money-struggles-when-young-mean-anxiety-loneliness-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/money-struggles-when-young-mean-anxiety-loneliness-later\/","title":{"rendered":"The lasting toll of financial strain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                          \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Financial-Strain-V1-Dornsife-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Financial-Strain-V1-Dornsife-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Financial-Strain-V1-Dornsife-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Financial-Strain-V1-Dornsife-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Illustration of person with face in hands sitting among financial symbols\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  People who experience financial strain in childhood, adulthood or both are more likely to report emotional distress when they are older, even into their 70s. 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\n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Key points:\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li><p>Struggling with money in childhood is linked to higher rates of anxiety and loneliness later in life, often surfacing nearly two decades earlier than for those who grew up financially secure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n              <li><p>Experiencing financial hardship in both childhood and adulthood further increases the likelihood of depression, anxiety and loneliness in older age.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n              <li><p>Feeling financially secure plays a key role in emotional health \u2014 beyond just what someone earns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Stress about money doesn\u2019t just weigh on us in the moment. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1080\/13607863.2025.2464709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new study<\/a> published in <em>Aging and Mental Health<\/em> and led by a researcher at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, it can echo across decades \u2014 leaving a measurable imprint on emotional health well into older age.<\/p>\n<p>Psychologist <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cesr\/profile\/deborah-finkel\/\">Deborah Finkel<\/a>, a research scientist at USC Dornsife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cesr\/\">Center for Economic and Social Research<\/a>, led a team that analyzed existing survey data from 1,600 adult participants from the Swedish Twin Registry \u2014 a long-running longitudinal study designed to track health and psychological outcomes over time. The dataset included participant responses about recalled financial strain in childhood, reported financial hardship in adulthood, and current symptoms of depression, anxiety and loneliness.<\/p>\n<p>The study found that people who experienced financial strain, either in childhood, adulthood or both, were more likely to report emotional distress well into older adulthood, including into their 70s and beyond. The link was especially clear when economic stress accumulated over time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when people\u2019s financial circumstances improve later in life, the emotional residue from early hardship can linger far longer than we expect,\u201d said Finkel. \u201cFinancial stress creates surprisingly long-lasting consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many previous studies, this one focused not just on income or job status but on subjective financial strain \u2014 whether people felt they had enough to cover basic needs like housing, food and an emergency buffer. These self-reported financial pressures were meaningfully associated with emotional health outcomes in later life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause this strain is based on how people perceive their financial stability, not just how much they earn or what degrees they hold, it may better reflect the lived reality of daily stress and coping capacity,\u201d Finkel said.<\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s the accumulation that hurts<\/h2>\n<p>People who faced financial hardship both as children and as adults were more likely to experience emotional struggles later in life. Depression, anxiety and loneliness were all more common \u2014 and more severe \u2014 when financial strain happened at multiple stages of life.<\/p>\n<p>Childhood financial hardship appeared to have especially lasting effects: \u201cPeople who experienced financial hardship in childhood started showing symptoms of anxiety and loneliness nearly two decades earlier than those who grew up with more financial security \u2014 often as early as their 50s instead of their 70s,\u201d said Finkel.<\/p>\n<h2>Financial improvement can still help<\/h2>\n<p>The study also pointed to a hopeful finding: participants who experienced financial strain in both childhood and adulthood reported the highest levels of loneliness. However, those who improved their financial situation over time experienced somewhat lower levels of loneliness, suggesting that upward financial mobility may help protect against emotional isolation later in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was one of the more encouraging patterns we saw,\u201d Finkel said. \u201cIt suggests that while early hardship matters, it doesn\u2019t seal your fate. Improving your financial situation can still make a meaningful difference for your emotional health, even later in life.<\/p>\n<h2>About the research<\/h2>\n<p>The study was co-authored by Martin Hyde (University of Leicester), Caroline Hasselgren (University of Gothenburg), Lawrence Sacco (Stockholm University), Shireen Sindi (Karolinska Institutet and Imperial College London) and Charlotta Nilsen (Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University), alongside lead author Deborah Finkel of USC Dornsife and J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University.<\/p>\n<p>The work was supported by Forte: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (2023-00147), the Swedish Research Council (2023-01995) and the National Institute on Aging (R01AG081248).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related Articles\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/older-patients-willing-to-travel-longer-than-expected-for-health-care\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >How far will seniors go for a doctor visit? 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