Impact of social class on health: The mediating role of health self-management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have explored the relationship between social class and health for decades. However, the underlying mechanism between the two remains not fully understood. This study aimed to explore whether health self-management had a mediating role between social class and health under the framework of Socio-cultural Self Model.

Methods

663 adults, randomly sampled from six communities in Southwest China, completed the survey for this study. Social class was assessed using individuals' income, education, occupation. Health self-management was assessed through evaluation of the health self-management behavior, health self-management cognition, health self-management environment. Physical health and mental health were measured by the Chinese version of Short-Form (36-ite

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8284807 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature