scholarly journals Silver Spoon and Green Lifestyle: A National Study of the Association between Childhood Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Adulthood Pro-Environmental Behavior in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7661
Author(s):  
Meiting Liu ◽  
Aki Koivula
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life History Theory ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
National Study ◽  
Commercial Insurance ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status

Based on the life history theory, this study is aimed at examining the associations among childhood subjective socioeconomic status, adulthood pro-environmental behavior, and commercial insurance purchase. We used the data from the 2013 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS2013) and obtained a sample of 11,172 respondents, with ages ranging from 18 to 97 years old. The respondents were selected using multistage stratified sampling. Correlational, mediational and moderational analyses were conducted using SPSS. The results show that the childhood subjective socioeconomic status is positively associated with adulthood pro-environmental behavior, independent of the current subjective socioeconomic status. In addition, commercial insurance purchase acts as a mediator of the association between childhood subjective socioeconomic status and adulthood pro-environmental behavior. Using conditional process analysis, we demonstrated that age moderated both the path where childhood subjective socioeconomic status influenced adulthood pro-environmental behavior and the path where childhood subjective socioeconomic status influenced commercial insurance purchase. Theoretically, the results provide empirical support for evolutionary perspective on sustainable behavior and demonstrate that childhood environment can constrain individual consumer choices and lifestyle. Practically, positioning target customers to commercial insurance clients may be an effective marketing strategy to increase consumers’ actual purchase of ethical products. Moreover, to realize environmental goals, social policy makers can make efforts to publicize the importance of insurance and expand the coverage of insurance by increasing the corresponding financial subsidies for low socioeconomic status families.

scholarly journals Mere experience of low subjective socioeconomic status stimulates appetite and food intake

2016 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby K. Cheon ◽  
Ying-Yi Hong
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Obesity And Diabetes

Among social animals, subordinate status or low social rank is associated with increased caloric intake and weight gain. This may reflect an adaptive behavioral pattern that promotes acquisition of caloric resources to compensate for low social resources that may otherwise serve as a buffer against environmental demands. Similarly, diet-related health risks like obesity and diabetes are disproportionately more prevalent among people of low socioeconomic resources. Whereas this relationship may be associated with reduced financial and material resources to support healthier lifestyles, it remains unclear whether the subjective experience of low socioeconomic status may alone be sufficient to stimulate consumption of greater calories. Here we show that the mere feeling of lower socioeconomic status relative to others stimulates appetite and food intake. Across four studies, we found that participants who were experimentally induced to feel low (vs. high or neutral) socioeconomic status subsequently exhibited greater automatic preferences for high-calorie foods (e.g., pizza, hamburgers), as well as intake of greater calories from snack and meal contexts. Moreover, these results were observed even in the absence of differences in access to financial resources. Our results demonstrate that among humans, the experience of low social class may contribute to preferences and behaviors that risk excess energy intake. These findings suggest that psychological and physiological systems regulating appetite may also be sensitive to subjective feelings of deprivation for critical nonfood resources (e.g., social standing). Importantly, efforts to mitigate the socioeconomic gradient in obesity may also need to address the psychological experience of low social status.

scholarly journals Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Health in Cross-National Comparison

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Präg ◽  
Melinda C. Mills ◽  
Rafael Wittek
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
National Study ◽  
Occupational Prestige ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Subjective Ses ◽  
Cross National

Research has established a robust association between subjective socioeconomic status (SES) and health outcomes, which holds over and above the associations between objective markers of SES and health. Furthermore, comparative research on health inequalities has shown considerable variation in the relationship between different objective markers of SES and health across countries. Drawing on data from 29 countries, we present the first cross-national study on the subjective SES–health relationship. For two health outcomes, namely self-rated health (SRH) and psychological wellbeing, we are able to confirm that subjective SES is related to health in all countries under study, even when income, education, and occupational prestige are accounted for. Furthermore, we document considerable variation in the strength of the subjective SES–health association across countries. This variation however is largely independent of country differences in income inequality and country affluence. The health benefits of a high subjective SES appear to be slightly larger in more affluent countries, but only for SRH, not for psychological wellbeing.

scholarly journals A Study on the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Residents’ Subjective Well-being Based on an Empirical Analysis of CGSS2015 Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Jinhua Guo
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Services ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Data Regression

Residents’ happiness is an important indicator of a country’s development and a key issue of social concern. In this paper, we found that residents’ socioeconomic status has a significant positive effect on subjective well-being based on the 2015 China General Social Survey data, regression using ordinary least squares (OLS) model and ordered probit model. In addition, marital status, social equity, and other aspects also have an impact on subjective well-being. Based on this, measures such as increasing residents’ income, increasing investment in education, and increasing social services to improve residents’ subjective socioeconomic status are proposed to improve people’s livelihood and play the role of economic and social status in improving residents’ subjective well-being. 

scholarly journals Life Course Socioeconomic Status, Allostatic Load, and Kidney Health in Black Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lunyera ◽  
John W. Stanifer ◽  
Clemontina A. Davenport ◽  
Dinushika Mohottige ◽  
Nrupen A. Bhavsar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Heart Study ◽  
Egfr Decline ◽  
Kidney Health

Background and objectivesLow socioeconomic status confers unfavorable health, but the degree and mechanisms by which life course socioeconomic status affects kidney health is unclear.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsWe examined the association between cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status and CKD in black Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. We used conditional process analysis to evaluate allostatic load as a potential mediator of this relation. Cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status was an age-standardized z-score, which has 1-SD units by definition, and derived from self-reported childhood socioeconomic status, education, and income at baseline. Allostatic load encompassed 11 baseline biomarkers subsuming neuroendocrine, metabolic, autonomic, and immune physiologic systems. CKD outcomes included prevalent CKD at baseline and eGFR decline and incident CKD over follow-up.ResultsAmong 3421 participants at baseline (mean age 55 years [SD 13]; 63% female), cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status ranged from −3.3 to 2.3, and 673 (20%) had prevalent CKD. After multivariable adjustment, lower cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status was associated with greater prevalence of CKD both directly (odds ratio [OR], 1.18; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.04 to 1.33 per 1 SD and OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.15 to 1.83 in lowest versus highest tertile) and via higher allostatic load (OR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.06 to 1.12 per 1 SD and OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.11 to 1.24 in lowest versus highest tertile). After a median follow-up of 8 years (interquartile range, 7–8 years), mean annual eGFR decline was 1 ml/min per 1.73 m2 (SD 2), and 254 out of 2043 (12%) participants developed incident CKD. Lower cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status was only indirectly associated with greater CKD incidence (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.07 per 1 SD and OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.14 in lowest versus highest tertile) and modestly faster annual eGFR decline, in milliliters per minute (OR, 0.01; 95% CI, 0.00 to 0.02 per 1 SD and OR, 0.02; 95% CI, 0.00 to 0.04 in lowest versus highest tertile), via higher baseline allostatic load.ConclusionsLower cumulative lifetime socioeconomic status was substantially associated with CKD prevalence but modestly with CKD incidence and eGFR decline via baseline allostatic load.

scholarly journals Under the Threat of an Epidemic: People with Higher Subjective Socioeconomic Status Show More Unethical Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3170
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Xue Wang ◽  
Tonglin Jiang ◽  
Shiyao Wang ◽  
Zhansheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

This research focused on the psychological impact of an epidemic. We conducted a cross-sectional survey and two empirical experiments to examine how an epidemic would influence unethical behaviors and how the effect differs in people of different subjective socioeconomic statuses. These studies consistently demonstrated that subjective socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between an epidemic and unethical behaviors. Specifically, the perceived severity of an epidemic positively predicts the unethical behaviors of people with a high socioeconomic status, but it does not predict the unethical behaviors of people with a low socioeconomic status. These findings elucidate the effects of epidemics and bring theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals Teaching students using technology: Facilitating success for students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Devlin ◽  
Jade McKay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
National Study ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Personalised Learning ◽  
Use Of Technology

<p class="abstract">Australian higher education has adopted a widening participation agenda with a focus on the participation of disadvantaged students, particularly those from low socioeconomic status (LSES) backgrounds. As these students begin to enter university in greater number and proportion than ever before, there is increasing interest in how best to facilitate their success. A recent national study employed semi-structured interviews to ask 89 successful LSES students what had helped them succeed. Twenty-six staff experienced in effectively teaching and supporting LSES students were also interviewed about what approaches they used in their work. Analysis of the study’s findings indicates a strong theme related to the use of technology in effectively teaching and supporting LSES students. In particular, the use of a range of resources and media, facilitating interactive and connected learning, enabling personalised learning and assuring high academic standards were found to contribute to student success. The implications of these findings are discussed with a specific focus on promoting effective teaching practice and informing related policy. At a time when the diversity of the student cohort in Australian higher education institutions is increasing, the findings reported in this paper are both timely and critical for educators and institutions.</p>

Do Patients with Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Receive Less Care and Have Worse Outcomes? A National Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 119 (8) ◽  
pp. 665-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan B. Jotkowitz ◽  
Gad Rabinowitz ◽  
Anat Raskin Segal ◽  
Ron Weitzman ◽  
Leon Epstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
National Study ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

scholarly journals Implications of life-history strategies for obesity

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (32) ◽  
pp. 8517-8522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon K. Maner ◽  
Andrea Dittmann ◽  
Andrea L. Meltzer ◽  
James K. McNulty
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life History ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life History Theory ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Life History Strategy ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Weight Problems

The association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity is well documented. In the current research, a life history theory (LHT) framework provided an explanation for this association. Derived from evolutionary behavioral science, LHT emphasizes how variability in exposure to unpredictability during childhood gives rise to individual differences in a range of social psychological processes across the life course. Consistent with previous LHT research, the current findings suggest that exposure to unpredictability during childhood (a characteristic common to low SES environments) is associated with the adoption of a fast life-history strategy, one marked by impulsivity and a focus on short-term goals. We demonstrate that a fast life-history strategy, in turn, was associated with dysregulated weight-management behaviors (i.e., eating even in the absence of hunger), which were predictive of having a high body mass index (BMI) and being obese. In both studies, findings held while controlling for participants’ current socioeconomic status, suggesting that obesity is rooted in childhood experiences. A serial mediation model in study 2 confirmed that effects of childhood SES on adult BMI and obesity can be explained in part by exposure to unpredictability, the adoption of a fast life-history strategy, and dysregulated-eating behaviors. These findings suggest that weight problems in adulthood may be rooted partially in early childhood exposure to unpredictable events and environments. LHT provides a valuable explanatory framework for understanding the root causes of obesity.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status in Danish transgender persons: a nationwide register-based cohort study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorte Glintborg ◽  
Katrine Hass Rubin ◽  
Simon Bang Mohr Kristensen ◽  
Øjvind Lidegaard ◽  
Guy R T'Sjoen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
High Income ◽  
Personal Income ◽  
National Study ◽  
Relative Risk Ratio ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Transgender Persons

Background: Gender dysphoria could be associated with low socioeconomic status (SES). SES could be modified by age, ethnic background, and medical morbidity. Aim: To determine SES in a national study population including transgender persons in Denmark. Methods: National register-based cohort study in Danish transgender persons and age-matched controls. The transgender study cohort included persons with ICD-10 diagnosis code of “gender identity disorder” and/or persons with legal sex-change. Included persons fulfilled the inclusion criteria during 2000-2018. The main outcome measure was SES including personal income, occupational status, and education. Results: The cohort included 2,770 transgender persons and 27,700 controls. In the transgender study cohort, 1,437 were assigned male at birth (AMAB), median age (interquartile range, IQR) 26.0 (17.3) years and 1,333 were assigned female at birth (AFAB), median age 22.5 (10.3) years. Adjusting for age and sex, the relative risk ratio (RRR) of low vs high personal income was 5.6 (95% CI: 4.9; 6.3) in transgender persons compared to controls. The RRR of low vs high income was 6.9 (5.8; 8.3) in persons AMAB compared to control males and 4.7 (3.9; 5.6) in persons AFAB compared to control females. The RRR of low vs high income was 3.7 (3.2; 4.3) in transgender persons of Danish origin compared to controls. The Charlson Comorbidity Index was comparable in transgender persons vs controls. Conclusions: Being transgender was negatively associated with SES. In transgender persons, the risk of low vs high income could be more pronounced in transgender persons of foreign origin.

scholarly journals Examining the role of perceived prestige in the link between students’ subjective socioeconomic status and sense of belonging

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mickaël Jury ◽  
Cristina Aelenei ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Céline Darnon ◽  
Andrew J. Elliot
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Collegiate Experience ◽  
Subjective Ses ◽  
Low Ses Students

Low socioeconomic status (SES) students have a lower sense of belonging to college than high-SES students. Due to the importance of sense of belonging in the college pathway, understanding the reason for this relation is particularly important. Here, we argue that in addition to having less access to resources, low-SES students in the college context also perceive themselves as having lower prestige than their high-SES counterparts. Thus, in the present research, we tested perceived prestige as a mediator of the link between subjective SES and sense of belonging to college. We conducted 3 studies in 2 different countries (USA and China), and these investigations provided evidence that the lower students’ subjective SES, the lower their self-attributed prestige, and that prestige mediated the relation between students’ subjective SES and their sense of belonging to college. The implications of these findings for understanding the collegiate experience of low-SES students are discussed.

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