Community, family, and subjective socioeconomic status: Relative status and adolescent health

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 591-601

  Quon, Elizabeth C ^a   McGrath, Jennifer J ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Health outcomes; Income inequality; Socioeconomic status; Subjective status

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME INEQUALITY; INJURY; LIMITING CONDITION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; POVERTY; RELATIVE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF RATED HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBJECTIVE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUBSTANCE USE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; INCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930747394     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000135     Document Type: Article

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