Comparison group matters for chronic stress effects of subjective social status

Inconsistent associations between health and measures of subjective social status compared to one’s community suggest that how people define community may matter. This study broke down community into status among neighborhood and friends/family to assess the impact of each domain on chronic stress i...

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Published inJournal of health psychology Vol. 24; no. 14; pp. 1923 - 1928
Main Authors Geiger, Ashley M, Kirschbaum, Clemens, Wolf, Jutta M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Community
Family status
Friendship
Health status
Neighborhoods
Proximity
Social status
Socioeconomic status
Stress
Unemployed people
Unemployment
unemployment
perceived chronic stress
diurnal cortisol
subjective social status
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Summary:Inconsistent associations between health and measures of subjective social status compared to one’s community suggest that how people define community may matter. This study broke down community into status among neighborhood and friends/family to assess the impact of each domain on chronic stress in individuals differing in socioeconomic status (18 employed and 18 unemployed individuals). The findings suggest that for ratings of subjective social status, the social and physical proximity of the reference group matters. Specifically, neighborhood status was affected by unemployment, while friends/family status was associated with perceived stress, emphasizing the importance of the comparison group in assessing subjective status.
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ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105317709511