Subjective social status and health during high school and young adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Although many facets of social status (i.e., socioeconomic status, gender, race) are fairly stable, limited work has assessed how youths' identification with their status changes over time. Subjective social status (SSS) refers to one's perception of standing or rank relative to others, and for youth status is generally in the context of society or school. The current study assessed how adolescents' SSS in American society and in their school changes and predicts health and well-being during and after high school. A total of 336 adolescents (M_age = 16.40 at Wave 1) reported their SSS at up to three time points, each 2 years apart, such that youth provided data between the 10th grade and 3 years following the transition from high school. Piecewise multilevel modeling was u

SUBMITTER: Rahal D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217753 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature