Examining individual social status using the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status: Findings from the Born in Bradford study.

ABSTRACT: Subjective social status is how a person perceives their social class relative to other people and has frequently been associated with people's health and well-being. A frequently used measure of subjective social status is the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status that depicts social status as a 10 rung ladder, asking individuals to rank themselves on this ladder relative to other people, either in their local neighbourhood or wider society. The Born in Bradford's Better Start birth cohort study aims to understand the lives, relationships, wellbeing, and social and economic circumstances of pregnant women and their children in three inner city areas of Bradford, UK. Pregnant mothers were asked to report their subjective social status, using the MacArthur subjective social status sca

SUBMITTER: Moss RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492156 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature