Open AccessAssociations Between Socioeconomic Status and Allostatic Load: Effects of Neighborhood Poverty and Tests of Mediating Pathways
Author(s) -
Amy J. Schulz,
Graciela Mentz,
Laurie Lachance,
Joshua A. Johnson,
Causandra Gaines,
Barbara A. Israel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300412
Subject(s) - allostatic load , poverty , psychosocial , socioeconomic status , allostasis , environmental health , confounding , multilevel model , psychology , health equity , public health , gerontology , demography , medicine , sociology , economics , population , economic growth , nursing , pathology , neuroscience , psychiatry , machine learning , computer science
We examined relationships between neighborhood poverty and allostatic load in a low- to moderate-income multiracial urban community. We tested the hypothesis that neighborhood poverty is associated with allostatic load, controlling for household poverty. We also examined the hypotheses that this association was mediated by psychosocial stress and health-related behaviors.