Longitudinal health consequences of socioeconomic disadvantage: Examining perceived discrimination as a mediator.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Foundational theoretical perspectives suggest that socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) increases an individual's risk of being exposed to unfair treatment or discrimination. However, little empirical attention has been given to the role of perceived discrimination in the SED-health gradient. Addressing this knowledge gap, the current study examined the mediating role of discrimination in the longitudinal association between SED and self-rated health.

Method

Participants in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study were followed over 3 waves covering a 17- to 19-year period (N = 6,286; 53% female; 91% White; mean age at baseline = 47 years, SD = 13). SED was assessed from education, occupational prestige, income, and assets; self-rated health was measured at basel

SUBMITTER: Fuller-Rowell TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5926810 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature