Socioeconomic Status,Psychosocial Factors and Health in Urban Guyana |
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Authors: | David R. Williams Leon C. Wilson An Me Chung |
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Affiliation: | 1. University Of Michigan , USA;2. Wayne State University , USA;3. Columbia University , USA |
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Abstract: | Abstract This study seeks to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health in an urban Third World context. The data come from a probability sample of 654 adult residents of Georgetown, Guyana. There is a significant inverse association between formal education and morbidity for four of the six measures of health status. In this research the extent to which self-concept, health behaviors, stress and social ties are linked to health status and SES, and can explain SES differences in health status is explored. Psychosocial factors, especially the self-concept measures (self-esteem and mastery) play a moderate role in accounting for educational differences in health status. |
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