Subjective social status and its associations with social vulnerabilities and health

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dc.contributor.advisorGhali, William
dc.contributor.authorTang, Karen
dc.contributor.committeememberManns, Braden
dc.contributor.committeememberRabi, Doreen
dc.contributor.committeememberSantana, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-27T14:26:00Z
dc.date.available2017-04-27T14:26:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Subjective social status (SSS) is the perception of where one stands in a social hierarchy, distinct from one’s actual, objective position in this hierarchy. SSS may influence health through behavioral and psychosocial mechanisms. METHODS: We conducted three sub-studies to examine whether SSS affects risk of and outcomes in chronic disease, and to explore the role of health care access and experience of social vulnerabilities in the SSS-health pathway. RESULTS: We found that low SSS is associated with increased risk of 1) cardiovascular disease; 2) hospital readmissions and barriers to health care access; and 3) social vulnerabilities that affect health care access. Having high perceived status in the community appears to mitigate the experience of social vulnerabilities through the ability to mobilize social supports. CONCLUSION: Subjective social status has important associations with health and clinical outcomes. These findings have implications to the development of interventions that aim to reduce disparities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTang, K. (2017). Subjective social status and its associations with social vulnerabilities and health (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27927en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27927
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3740
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject.otherHealth Services Research
dc.subject.otherHealth care access
dc.subject.otherSocial status
dc.titleSubjective social status and its associations with social vulnerabilities and health
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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