Is subjective social status a more important determinant of health than objective social status? Evidence from a prospective observational study of Scottish men [PDF]
, 2005 Both subjective and objective measures of lower social position have been shown to be associated with poorer health. A psychosocial, as opposed to material, aetiology of health inequalities predicts that subjective social status should be a stronger ...
Davey Smith, G. +3 more
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Occupational skills and subjective social status
, 2022 There has recently been an upswing in research on the sources of social status inequality in capitalist democracies. In sociology it has long been argued that the occupational structure is a central hub of status inequality, yet there is a shortage of multivariate studies on the significance of occupations for the social status of individuals. The main
Anton B Andersson, Arvid Lindh
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Social desirability bias in self-reported wellbeing measures. Evidence from an online survey [PDF]
, 2017 Social desirability seems to enhance well-being measures because individuals tend to increase the degree of their satisfaction and happiness resulting in response artifacts and in a serious threat to the validity of self-reported data.
Caputo, Andrea
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Subjective socioeconomic status: an alternative to objective socioeconomic status
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023 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 their own material resources and determine where it places them relative to ...
Maryann Zhao +5 more
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Subjective social status, objective social status, and substance use among individuals with serious mental illnesses [PDF]
Psychiatry Research, 2020 Subjective social status (SSS) and objective socioeconomic status (OSS) may appear to be similar social determinants of mental health, but are actually independently associated with diverse health outcomes including substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs). Such associations have not been examined among individuals with serious mental illnesses
Stephanie, Langlois +6 more
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Subjective wellbeing, sense of humor and psychological health in hemodialysis patients [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: To investigate the relationship between satisfaction with life in general, sense of humor, and anxiety, depression and stress with subjective happiness in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Antunes, Ana Vanessa +5 more
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Factors related to the quality of life in family carers of people with dementia: a meta- analysis [PDF]
, 2021 Objectives: This meta-analysis aimed to (1) quantitatively synthesize evidence of factors related to the quality of life (QoL) of family carers of people with dementia and (2) explore moderating factors that may influence the strength of the relationship
Contreras, Milena +2 more
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The translatability of metaphor in LSP: application of a decision-making model [PDF]
, 2001 The pragmatic approach to translation implies the consideration of translation as a useful test case for understanding the role of language in social life.
Fuertes Olivera, Pedro Antonio +1 more
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Health status, adherence with health recommendations, self-efficacy and social support in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 1993 A study was performed in 86 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to assess their health problems, the problems they experience in adhering to health recommendations and the relationships of these problems with self-efficacy and social support. Feeling
Rasker, Johannes J. +3 more
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Is subjective social status a summary of life-course socioeconomic position?
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2018 Very little is known about the association between objective indicators of socioeconomic position in childhood and adolescence and low subjective social status in adult life, after adjusting for adult socioeconomic position.
Wasney de Almeida Ferreira +4 more
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