Socio-economic status and self-rated health among older Canadians

被引:23
|
作者
Cairney, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Brock Univ, Dept Community Hlth Sci, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
关键词
socio-economic status; self-rated health; older persons;
D O I
10.1017/S0714980800012460
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Although previous research has examined the various correlates of self-rated health, little attention has been paid to how position in the social structure influences this important measure of health. Drawing upon the social structure and personality perspective, I examine whether the relationship between socio-economic status (income adequacy and education) and self-rated health is mediated by financial stress, self-esteem, mastery social support, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, using data from the 1994 National Population Health Survey. Results show that almost one-third of the relationship can be explained by the mediating effect of these variables. Income adequacy and education, however, remain significantly related to self-rated health net of these variables. Further research with a broader array of variables related to social position is required to specify the mechanisms connecting socio-economic status and perceived health.
引用
下载
收藏
页码:456 / 478
页数:23
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland
    Sigurdardottir, Arun K.
    Kristofersson, Gisli Kort
    Gustafsdottir, Sonja Stelly
    Sigurdsson, Stefan B.
    Arnadottir, Solveig A.
    Steingrimsson, Jon Arni
    Gunnarsdottir, Elin Dianna
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIRCUMPOLAR HEALTH, 2019, 78 (01)
  • [2] Subjective socio-economic status predicts self-rated health irrespective of objective family socio-economic background
    Praeg, Patrick
    SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020, 48 (07) : 707 - 714
  • [3] Determinants of and socio-economic disparities in self-rated health in China
    Cai, Jiaoli
    Coyte, Peter C.
    Zhao, Hongzhong
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2017, 16 : 1 - 27
  • [4] Determinants of and socio-economic disparities in self-rated health in China
    Jiaoli Cai
    Peter C. Coyte
    Hongzhong Zhao
    International Journal for Equity in Health, 16
  • [5] Health locus of control beliefs and socio-economic differences in self-rated health
    Poortinga, Wouter
    Dunstan, Frank D.
    Fone, David L.
    PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, 2008, 46 (04) : 374 - 380
  • [6] Socio-economic conditions, lifestyle factors and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden
    Molarius, A
    Berglund, K
    Eriksson, C
    Lambe, M
    Nordström, E
    Eriksson, HG
    Feldman, I
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2002, 12 (04): : 82 - 82
  • [7] Psycho-social mediators of socio-economic differences in self-rated health among adolescents
    Geckova, A. M. Madarasova
    Salonna, F.
    Sleskova, M.
    Orosova, O.
    van Dijk, J. P.
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2006, 16 : 100 - 100
  • [8] Neighbourhood characteristics, individual attributes and self-rated health among older Canadians
    Omariba, D. Walter Rasugu
    HEALTH & PLACE, 2010, 16 (05) : 986 - 995
  • [9] Self-rated mental health and socio-economic background: a study of adolescents in Sweden
    Katrin Hutton
    Maria Nyholm
    Jens M Nygren
    Petra Svedberg
    BMC Public Health, 14
  • [10] Self-rated mental health and socio-economic background: a study of adolescents in Sweden
    Hutton, Katrin
    Nyholm, Maria
    Nygren, Jens M.
    Svedberg, Petra
    BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 2014, 14