Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors: exploring mediation pathways through material conditions and time orientation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors have been attributed to both structural and individual factors, but untangling the complex, dynamic pathways through which these factors influence inequalities requires more empirical research. This study examined whether and how two factors, material conditions and time orientation, sequentially impact socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors.

Methods

Dutch adults 25 and older self-reported highest attained educational level, a measure of socioeconomic position (SEP); material conditions (financial strain, housing tenure, income); time orientation; health behaviors including smoking and sports participation; and health behavior-related outcomes including body mass index (BMI) and self-assessed health in three s

SUBMITTER: Mudd AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature