Open AccessIs subjective social status a unique correlate of physical health? A meta-analysis.
Author(s) -
Jenny M. Cundiff,
Karen A. Matthews
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000534
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psycinfo , health equity , psychology , social determinants of health , social class , association (psychology) , meta analysis , gerontology , medline , public health , medicine , environmental health , population , nursing , political science , law , psychotherapist
Both social stratification (e.g., social rank) as well as economic resources (e.g., income) are thought to contribute to socioeconomic health disparities. It has been proposed that subjective socioeconomic status (an individual's perception of his or her hierarchical rank) provides increased predictive utility for physical health over and above more traditional, well-researched socioeconomic constructs such as education, occupation, and income.