Theresa E. Senn|Jennifer L. Walsh|Michael P. Carey
The Mediating Roles of Perceived Stress and Health Behaviors in the Relation Between Objective, Subjective, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Perceived Health
Brown University|Providence College|Miriam Hospital|Brown University|Providence College|Miriam Hospital|Brown University|Providence College|Miriam Hospital
objective subjective neighborhood socioeconomic status ses associated perceived health morbidity mortalitywe investigated whether perceived stress health behaviors mediated relation three types ses perceived healthparticipants n 508 attending public clinic completed computerized survey assessing objective ses income education employment health behaviors perceived stress perceived health also indicated social standing relative others subjective ses provided current address determine neighborhood sesin structural equation model including three ses types lower objective subjective ses related poorer perceived health mediators included model significant indirect effects ses health stress b ses health stress healthcompromising behaviorsinterventions reduce impact stressors could improve health socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals