scholarly journals Subjective social status, objective socioeconomic status, and memory aging

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (S6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Chen ◽  
Leah Varghese ◽  
William J. Jagust
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Objective Socioeconomic Status

Subjective social status and health: Multidisciplinary explanations and methodological challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Hoebel ◽  
Thomas Lampert
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Objective Socioeconomic Status

Since the early 2000s, evidence has been accumulating that subjective social status – a person’s sense of their own position on the social ladder – affects health above and beyond objective socioeconomic status. To date, however, little is known about how these distinct health effects of subjective social status can be explained. This article narratively reviews different explanatory approaches and key methodological challenges, backed up by empirical findings and supplemented by the authors’ own reflections. Both social–psychological and psychoneurobiological explanations can make a theoretically plausible contribution to explaining the subjective social status–health relationship. Experimental and panel designs appear promising for addressing important methodological challenges in this strand of research.

Socioeconomic disparities in psychological health: Testing the Reserve Capacity Model in a population-based sample of Chinese migrants

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531988276
Author(s):  
Jin You ◽  
Ying Zhu ◽  
Siqi Liu ◽  
Carol Wang ◽  
Peigang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Reserve Capacity ◽  
Chinese Migrants ◽  
Weak Association ◽  
Capacity Model ◽  
Objective Socioeconomic Status

Based on the Reserve Capacity Model, this study investigated the associations of objective socioeconomic status and subjective social status with psychological health and the underlying psychosocial mechanisms in a population-based sample of Chinese migrants ( n = 15,999). Results showed that subjective social status was positively associated with life satisfaction and self-rated health through the mediation of psychological distress and perceived stress. Whereas education showed a very weak association with life satisfaction, income was directly associated with life satisfaction only. The findings suggest that reducing psychosocial vulnerabilities may be a potential impetus to eliminate socioeconomic health disparities among Chinese migrants.

scholarly journals Sleep and the Social Matrix: Determinants of Health Status Beyond Objective Social Status

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52
Author(s):  
Stacy A. Ogbeide ◽  
Christopher A. Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Primary Care Patients

AimThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and objective socioeconomic status (SES) on sleep status (sleep duration and daytime sleepiness).MethodThe study sample included 73 primary care patients from a free medical clinic in which low-income individuals are primarily treated. Subjective social status was measured using the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status which uses a pictorial format (social ladder) in order to assess current social status. Socioeconomic status was measured by assessing highest level of education and current income level.ResultsCommunity SSS did not significantly predict sleep duration or daytime sleepiness. Additional regression analyses were conducted and it was found that an overall model of U.S. SSS and community SSS significantly predicted perceived stress. Community SSS was found to be significantly associated with perceived stress. Regression results also indicated that an overall model of U.S. SSS and community SSS significantly predicted perceived health status.ConclusionIt may be beneficial for clinicians working with low-income primary care populations to include measures of SSS in addition to the traditional measures of SES for multidimensional patient care.

scholarly journals Relationship between subjective social status and perceived health among Latin American immigrant women

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1353-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mª Visitación Sanchón-Macias ◽  
Dolores Prieto-Salceda ◽  
Andreu Bover-Bover ◽  
Denise Gastaldo
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Macarthur Scale

OBJECTIVE: to explore the relationship between socioeconomic status and subjective social status and explain how subjective social status predicts health in immigrant women. METHODS: cross-sectional study based on data from 371 Latin American women (16-65 years old) from a total of 7,056 registered immigrants accesse through community parthers between 2009-2010. Socioeconomic status was measured through education, income and occupation; subjective social status was measured using the MacArthur Scale, and perceived health, using a Likert scale. RESULTS: a weak correlation between socioeconomic and subjective social status was found. In the bivariate analysis, a significantly higher prevalence of negative perceived health in women with no education, low income, undocumented employment was observed. In the multivariate analysis, higher odds of prevalence of negative perceptions of health in the lower levels of the MacArthur scale were observed. No significant differences with the rest of the variables were found. CONCLUSIONS: the study suggests that subjective social status was a better predictor of health status than the socioeconomic status measurements. Therefore, the use of this measurement may be relevant to the study of health inequalities, particularly in socially disadvantaged groups such as immigrants.

scholarly journals Effect of characteristics and life in cities in China on residents’ smoking behaviour

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 4226-4234
Author(s):  
Yang Chen ◽  
Hongsheng Chen ◽  
Zhigang Li
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Relationship

Objective This study aimed to identify the relationship between city-level economic development and smoking behaviour. Methods Using multilevel mixed-effects logistic methods, we examined the relationship between smoking/passive smoking and respondents’ lifestyles in the city. Results We found that respondents living in cities with higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) were less likely to smoke than those living in cities with lower per capita GDP (odds ratio [OR] = 0.977, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.958–0.997). Further, respondents with higher levels of life satisfaction and subjective social status were less likely to smoke than those with lower levels of these variables (OR = 0.942, 95% CI: 0.893–0.994; OR = 0.955, 95% CI: 0.928–0.983, respectively). In terms of passive smoking, respondents with higher levels of subjective social status in their cities were less likely to smoke than those with lower levels (OR = 0.972, 95% CI: 0.948–0.996). Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke were more common among those with lower socioeconomic status. Conclusions Smoking is one of the most serious public health hazards in China. People’s smoking behaviour is significantly related to characteristics of their cities and their socioeconomic status. Improved smoking-prevention measures are urgently required in China.

Subjective Social Status and Adolescent Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 926-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia W. Huynh ◽  
Jessica J. Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Objective Socioeconomic Status

Despite adolescence being a period marked by significant social changes, research on social status focuses largely on adults. This study examined whether school and societal subjective social status (SSS) are differentially associated with adolescent health above and beyond objective socioeconomic status (SES), and explored pathways linking SSS to health. Latino ( n = 169) and Asian American ( n = 77) adolescents ( M age = 17.23, SD = 0.74; 59% female) completed self-reports of SSS, sleep, stress, and somatic symptoms. Parents reported income and education. Blood pressure (BP) measurements were obtained. Results indicate that independent of objective SES, lower school SSS was associated with higher diastolic BP whereas lower societal SSS was associated with more somatic symptoms. Sleep disruptions and perceived stress mediated the association between societal SSS and somatic symptoms. Results suggest that SSS may be more important to adolescent health than objective SES. Furthermore, school and societal SSS may differentially affect indicators of health through different pathways.

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