期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2020
卷号：10
期号：7
页码：432-445
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i7/7433
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：This study examines the determinants of private health financing for the mental health of Malaysians. It investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status and the private health financing towards the mental health problem. In Malaysia, the rate of mental illness patients is increasing; with some form of mental illness affecting approximately 12 percent of Malaysians aged 18 to 60. It is believed that the lack of awareness and financial burden due to the increase in living costs is considered to be part of the factor affecting the mental health in Malaysia. The results from the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) show a strong mediation between private health expenditure towards the relationship between socioeconomic status and mental health problem. Hence, these further strengthen that private health expenditure as importance factors related to mental health problem. Therefore, people should invest or spend some money for health expenditure in mitigating mental health problem in Malaysia.
