Quantitative Study on The Influence of Subjective Socioeconomic Status on Health Outcomes
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26380649
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Tohoku Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | 健康 / 社会階層 / 主観的社会的地位 / 階層帰属意識 / 不平等 / 格差 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Subjective socioeconomic status (SSS) is the perception of people where they are located in the social hierarchy. Studies in the last 15 years show that SSS is independently related to health outcomes and the effect of SSS is equal or higher than objective socioeconomic status. However, the causal mechanism between SSS and health has not been fully explained.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanisms between SSS and health outcomes. Theoretically, the relationship between SSS and health outcomes could be mediated by three factors: relative deprivation, psychological resources, and loss aversion (prospect theory). In this study, a nationwide Internet survey (N=3,000, men and women from 20 to 59 years old, by quota sampling which was controlled resident area, age and gender) was conducted in 2015. The results of data analysis showed that the relationship between SSS and health outcomes was mediated by relative deprivation and loss aversion mainly.
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