Subjective socioeconomic status: an alternative to objective socioeconomic status. [PDF]
Abstract Background Subjective “ladder” measurements of socio-economic status (SES) are easy-to-administer tools that ask respondents to rate their own SES, allowing them to evaluate where they believe their material resources place them relative to their community.
Zhao M +5 more
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Direct and indirect influences of objective socioeconomic position on adolescent health: the mediating roles of subjective socioeconomic status and lifestyles [PDF]
The use of composite indices and subjective measures to evaluate socioeconomic position, taking into account the effect of inequalities on adolescent health-related behaviors, can contribute to understanding the effect of inequalities on health during ...
Moreno Maldonado, Concepción +3 more
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The mediating role of subjective social status in the association between objective socioeconomic status and mental health status: evidence from Iranian national data. [PDF]
IntroductionLow socioeconomic status (SES) is identified as a pivotal risk factor for mental health. Objective socioeconomic status (OSS) is measured by tangible resources, whereas subjective social status (SSS) reflects an individual’s perception of their OSS.
Nasirpour N +6 more
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Subjective social status, objective socioeconomic status, and memory aging [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundMemory aging is a heterogeneous process. Many research efforts have been made to explore what might “slow down” memory aging. The present study examined how subjective social status and objective socioeconomic status may be protective for memory aging in normal adults.MethodWe recruited 272 participants (aged 20‐70 yrs old) online ...
Xi Chen +2 more
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Effect of socioeconomic status on objectively measured physical activity [PDF]
A socioeconomic gradient in childhood obesity is known to be present by the age of school entry in the UK. The origin of this gradient is unclear at present, but must lie in socioeconomic differences in habitual physical activity, sedentary behaviour, or dietary intake.To test the hypothesis that habitual physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour ...
Reilly, John J +7 more
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Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Susceptibility to the Common Cold [PDF]
Objective: We ask whether subjective socioeconomic status (SES) predicts who develops a common cold when exposed to a cold virus. Design: 193 healthy men and women ages 21-55 years were assessed for subjective (perceived rank) and objective SES, cognitive, affective and social dispositions, and health practices. Subsequently, they were exposed by nasal
Cohen, Sheldon +4 more
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Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. Rescaling Criteria for WAMI and MacArthur ladder scores.
Zhao, Maryann +5 more
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Additional file 3: Supplementary Fig. 2. Distributions of WAMI and MacArthur ladder SES scores when categorized to 3–5 groups.
Zhao, Maryann +5 more
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Additional file 2: Supplementary Fig. 1. Scatterplot of 32-point WAMI score vs 10-point MacArthur ladder.
Zhao, Maryann +5 more
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The pain of low status: the relationship between subjective socio-economic status and analgesic prescriptions in a Scottish community sample [PDF]
There is a strong positive relationship between objective measures of socioeconomic status (OSS) and general health. However, there is an increasing interest in the relationship between health and subjective socioeconomic status (SSS), which describes ...
Fabio Sani +10 more
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