Is Subjective Status Influenced by Psychosocial Factors? |
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Authors: | Johanna Lundberg Margareta Kristenson |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine and Public Health Science, Linkoping University, Linkoping, 581 83, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Objective Associations between subjective status and health are still relatively unexplored. This study aimed at testing whether subjective
status is uniquely confounded by psychosocial factors compared to objective status, and what factors that may predict subjective
status. Design A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based, random sample of 795 middle-aged men and women from the southeast of Sweden.
Questionnaires included subjective status, objective measures of socioeconomic status, life satisfaction, and a battery of
psychosocial factors. Associations were controlled for effects of age and sex. Results Both subjective status and occupation were significantly associated with self-rated health also after control for psychosocial
factors. Stepwise regression showed that subjective status was significantly influenced by self-rated economy, education,
life satisfaction, self-esteem, trust, perceived control, and mastery. Conclusion The association between subjective status and self-rated health does not seem to be uniquely confounded by psychosocial factors.
Both resource-based measures and psychological dimensions seem to influence subjective status ratings. Comparative studies
are required to study whether predictors of subjective status vary between countries with different socio-political profiles. |
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Keywords: | Subjective status Social status Socioeconomic status Psychosocial factors Life satisfaction Self-anchored ladder Self-perceived status Self-rated health Psychological resources Psychological risk factors |
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