Investigating the economic factors and policies affecting psychological health

Health, specifically psychological health, is among the national indicators that are affected by macroeconomic variables. This paper presents an overview of theoretical relationships between macroeconomic variables and psychological health using econometric methods. It was estimated on the basis of cross-sectional models. To this end, first, a fuzzy logic system and psychology experts’ opinionsin different provinces were used to estimate the psychological health indicator. Then, the effect of macroeconomic variables on this indicator was investigated. The results of the study showed that the unemployment variable, Gini coefficient, and inflation had a significant negative correlation with psychological health, while per capita production was found to have a significant positive correlation with it. In other words, this health indicator is not separate from macroeconomic variables, and each of these variables had a significant effect in 30 provinces during 1387. This emphasizes the need for further attention by policy makers, especially in the economic and health sectors.