SSM: Population Health, 2023 Subjective social status is how a person perceives their social class relative to other people and has frequently been associated with people's health and well-being.
Rachael H. Moss +3 more
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Uncovering misperceptions of social inequalities: what matters most, objective class or subjective social status? [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyPerceptions of social inequality are shaped not only by individuals’ objective social class but also, and more powerfully, by their subjective social status.
Giacomo Melli, Leo Azzollini
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Turning their backs on the ‘ladder of success’? Unexpected responses to the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 Subjective social status measures a person’s perception of their social class relative to other people and has theoretically and empirically been positively associated with health and wellbeing.
Hannah Z. Nutting +4 more
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The relationship between socioeconomic status and the career calling of medical students: the chain mediation effect of social support and subjective social status [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationPurpose To improve the career calling of medical students and cultivate high-quality medical workers, this study aimed to investigate the role of socioeconomic status in the career calling of medical students. Methods The questionnaire method was used to
Xiaoguang Wu, Tangwen Wang, Siyu Di
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Social hierarchies and meritocracy: objective status and the moderating role of subjective social status on perceived meritocracy [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThis study investigates how subjective and objective dimensions of social status shape perceptions of meritocracy within Chile’s highly unequal society.
Julio Iturra-Sanhueza +4 more
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Subjective social status and mental health among adolescents in Ethiopia: Evidence from a panel study [PDF]
SSM: Population Health, 2023 Numerous studies have found that a relationship between subjective status and measures of human health persists even after controlling for objective measures, including income, education, and assets.
Caroline Owens, Craig Hadley
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Do achievers tend to share goodness with the world? The effect of subjective social status on prosocial risky behavior [PDF]
BMC PsychologyThe crisis of inequality in human society has profound implications, particularly in the context of risky helping dilemmas. This study examined the relationship between subjective social status and prosocial risky behavior (PRB) and its mediating ...
Changlin Liu +4 more
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How does subjective social status at school at the age of 15 affect the risk of depressive symptoms at the ages of 18, 21, and 28? A longitudinal study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundYoung people's mental health is declining. Depression is a public disease which is increasing internationally, and in Denmark an increase is seen especially among young people.
Marie Kjærgaard Lange +2 more
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Subjective social status and trajectories of frailty: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthObjectives Subjective social status is a known antecedent for many health outcomes, but little research has examined the association between subjective status and frailty among older people.
Patrick Präg +2 more
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Relationship between ostracism and psychological crisis vulnerability among Chinese college students: the mediating roles of self-uncertainty and subjective social status [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionOstracism is a prevalent interpersonal stressor among college students and has been consistently associated with adverse mental health outcomes.
Junliang Li, Junliang Li, Chunyu Li
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