Choice of measure matters: A study of the relationship between socioeconomic status and psychosocial resources in a middle-aged normal population.

ABSTRACT: Psychosocial resources may serve as an important link to explain socioeconomic differences in health. Earlier studies have demonstrated that education, income and occupational status cannot be used interchangeably as indicators of a hypothetical latent social dimension. In the same manner, it is important to disentangle the effect of measuring different constructs of psychosocial resources. The aim of this study was therefore to analyse if associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and psychosocial resources differ depending on the measures used. A cross-sectional population-based study of a random sample (n = 1007) of middle-aged individuals (45-69 years old, 50% women) in Sweden was performed using questionnaire and register data. SES was measured as education, occupation, household

SUBMITTER: Festin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568385 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature