Does Subjective Social Status Predict Health and Change in Health Status Better Than Objective Status?

Singh‐Manoux, Archana; Marmot, Michael; E. Adler, Nancy

doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000188434.52941.a0

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Does Subjective Social Status Predict Health and Change in Health Status Better Than Objective Status?

Published in Psychosomatic Medicine • Nov 1, 2005

Authors:

Archana Singh‐Manoux

Michael Marmot

Nancy E. Adler

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine, among middle-aged individuals, if subjective socioeconomic status (SES) predicts health status and change in health status over time better than objective SES. METHODS: Data are from the Whitehall II study, a prospective study of British civil servants. SES data are drawn from...

Subject

Socioeconomic status

Mental health

Social status

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