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Do Daily Stress Processes Account for Socioeconomic Health Disparities?
- Source :
- The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 60:S34-S39
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2005.
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Abstract
- Objectives. The present study examined the extent to which daily stressor severity and appraisals of the stressors accounted for socioeconomic disparities in health. Methods. Data from the National Study of Daily Experiences and the Midlife in the United States Survey were combined for the current analyses, resulting in 1,031 respondents who reported on 7,229 days. Results. Respondents without a high school degree experienced more severe stressors and appraised stressors as posing greater risk to their financial situation and to their self-concept than respondents with a high school or college degree. Differences in severity and stressor appraisal accounted for education differences in psychological distress and physical health symptoms. Discussion. Findings suggest the importance of considering variation across stressors, particularly implications for self-concept, in understanding sources of differential stressor vulnerability.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Risk
Gerontology
endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Social Psychology
Health Status
Self-concept
Vulnerability
Social class
Severity of Illness Index
behavioral disciplines and activities
Education
Environmental health
Severity of illness
Humans
Medicine
Poverty
Socioeconomic status
Aged
Analysis of Variance
business.industry
Public health
Stressor
Middle Aged
Health Surveys
Self Concept
United States
Health equity
Clinical Psychology
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Stress, Psychological
psychological phenomena and processes
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17585368 and 10795014
- Volume :
- 60
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....765e8914c2fa35f83ce525fb78454ccc