Socioeconomic differences in children's health
How and why do these relationships change with age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4418672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edith Chen (0000-0001-6116-2239, Washington University in St. Louis), Karen A Matthews (0000-0001-8193-2202, University of Pittsburgh), W Thomas Boyce |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 295-329 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0033-2909.128.2.295 |
| PMID | 11931521 |
| OpenAlex | W4240422243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 194 |
| References cited | 289 |
The effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on health are well documented in adulthood, but far less is known about its effects in childhood. The authors reviewed the literature and found support for a childhood SES effect, whereby each decrease in SES was associated with an increased health risk. The authors explored how this relationship changed as children underwent normal developmental changes and proposed 3 models to describe the temporal patterns. The authors found that a model's capacity to explain SES-health relationships varied across health outcomes. Childhood injury showed stronger relationships with SES at younger ages, whereas smoking showed stronger relationships with SES in adolescence. Finally, the authors proposed a developmental approach to exploring mechanisms that link SES and child health
Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Environmental health · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology
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