Does Socioeconomic Status Matter? Exploring Commonalities and Differences in the Construction of Subjective Well-Being of Children in the Relational Spaces of Home and School in Istanbul

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-212
Author(s):  
Başak Akkan ◽  
Serra Müderrisoğlu ◽  
Pınar Uyan-Semerci ◽  
Emre Erdoğan
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Home And School

scholarly journals Is subjective well-being independently associated with mortality? A 14-year prospective cohort study in a representative sample of 25 139 US men and women

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e031776
Author(s):  
Steven D Barger ◽  
Timothy W Broom ◽  
Michael V Esposito ◽  
Taylor S Lane
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Self Rated Health

ObjectivesTo examine whether the inverse association of subjective well-being with mortality is independent of self-rated health and socioeconomic status in healthy adults.DesignA population-based prospective cohort study based on an in-person interview. Cox regression was used to examine mortality hazards for happiness alone and for a standardised summary well-being measure that included happiness, life satisfaction and negative emotions. Using prespecified analyses, we first adjusted for age and then additionally adjusted for self-rated health and then race/ethnicity, marital status, smoking and socioeconomic status.SettingProbability sample of adult US residents interviewed in their homes in 2001.Participants25 139 adults free of cardiovascular disease and cancer at baseline.Primary outcome measureAll-cause mortality 14 years after the baseline interview as assessed by probabilistic matching using the National Death Index.ResultsAge-adjusted unhappiness was associated with mortality (HR 1.27; 95% CI 1.11 to 1.45, p=0.001) but the association attenuated after adjusting for self-rated health (HR 1.01; 95% CI 0.88 to 1.16, p=0.85). A similar pattern was seen for the summary well-being measure in fully adjusted models (HR 1.00; 95% CI 0.99 to 1.00, p=0.30). In contrast, self-rated health was strongly associated with mortality. In the fully adjusted model with the summary well-being measure the hazards for good, very good and excellent self-rated health were 0.71 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.80, p<0.001), 0.63 (95% CI 0.55 to 0.71, p<0.001) and 0.45 (95% CI 0.39 to 0.51, p<0.001), respectively.ConclusionsIn this representative sample of US adults, the association between well-being and mortality was strongly attenuated by self-rated health and to a lesser extent socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals A Study on the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Residents’ Subjective Well-being Based on an Empirical Analysis of CGSS2015 Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Jinhua Guo
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Services ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Data Regression

Residents’ happiness is an important indicator of a country’s development and a key issue of social concern. In this paper, we found that residents’ socioeconomic status has a significant positive effect on subjective well-being based on the 2015 China General Social Survey data, regression using ordinary least squares (OLS) model and ordered probit model. In addition, marital status, social equity, and other aspects also have an impact on subjective well-being. Based on this, measures such as increasing residents’ income, increasing investment in education, and increasing social services to improve residents’ subjective socioeconomic status are proposed to improve people’s livelihood and play the role of economic and social status in improving residents’ subjective well-being. 

Culture Moderates the Relation Between Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 1221-1241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Li ◽  
Miron Zuckerman ◽  
Ed Diener
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Conservative Ideology ◽  
Moderator Effects ◽  
Liberal Ideology ◽  
Significant Moderator

Liberal ideology promotes equality whereas conservative ideology justifies inequality. Four studies examined whether the liberal–conservative continuum moderates the relation between inequality and subjective well-being (SWB). All four studies found a significant moderator effect such that higher inequality was related to greater SWB in conservative countries. In liberal countries, the corresponding relation was mostly reversed but did not reach significance. Studies 2 and 3 also showed that the moderator effect of liberalism was itself moderated by socioeconomic status (SES)—it was stronger among lower SES individuals. These two studies also found that the moderator effects of both liberalism and SES were partially or fully mediated by financial satisfaction. The current findings explain why previous research on the relation between income inequality and SWB produced inconsistent results.

scholarly journals Association of self-perceived income status with psychological distress and subjective well-being: a cross-sectional study among older adults in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Muhammad ◽  
Shobhit Srivastava ◽  
T. V. Sekher
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Income Status

Abstract Background As the older population aged 65 and over worldwide, is estimated to increase from 9% in 2019 to 16% in 2050, rapid aging will transform the aspects such as economic security, employment status, and family structure. The effects of lower levels of perceived income and poor socioeconomic status on the mental health of older adults appear to be large and enduring. Therefore, the present study contributes to the literature on understanding the association of socioeconomic conditions and self-perceived income status in particular, with self-assessed mental health outcomes (psychological distress and subjective well-being) among older adults in India. Methods Data for the present study was derived from the Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing (BKPAI) in India. Bivariate and binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status and outcome variables. Results About 43% of older adults had no income whereas 7% had income but perceived as not sufficient to fulfil their basic needs. Nearly, 9% of older adults were retired from regular employment. Almost 70% older adults had received no pension and nearly 18% of older adults had no asset ownership. It is revealed that older adults with income that is partially sufficient to fulfil their basic needs were 2.23 times [OR: 2.23, CI: 1.75–2.84] and 1.96 times [OR: 1.96, CI: 1.55–2.47] significantly more likely to suffer from psychological distress and low subjective well-being than those who had income which was sufficient to fulfil their basic needs. Conclusions By focusing on four target areas such as the income support, education, family oriented initiatives and local or regional policies, the current framework for assessing the mental health among older adults in India can be modified. A move towards a guaranteed pension for eligible older individuals by which they do not have to remain as a financial burden on their children, may reduce their self-perceived economic distress and result in higher levels of wellbeing in older ages. Also, strategies to address socioeconomic disadvantages and gender differentials related to mental health status among older population are urgently needed.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status, Parental Involvement and Implications for Subjective Well-Being During the Global Pandemic of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Treviño ◽  
Catalina Miranda ◽  
Macarena Hernández ◽  
Cristóbal Villalobos
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
The Impact

School closures prompted by the global outbreak of COVID-19 have impacted children’s subjective well-being. In this context, a growing number of studies has pointed out that the experience of learning at home is an essential factor influencing their subjective well-being, raising the importance of parental involvement in the educational process of their children. This article explores the formal and informal parental practices of home learning during school closures period in 19 countries and their explanatory factors, with the further aim of discussing their implications for children’s subjective well-being. The study uses the International COVID-19 Impact on Parental Engagement Study (ICIPES) database and develops a regression analysis of family, child, and school factors predicting parental involvement in homeschooling. The main findings show that parents’ socioeconomic status is a critical predictor of both formal and informal parental practices. In addition, the results denote the impact of other factors, such as the level of parental confidence with the use of technology and children’s age and gender (in the case of informal activities). Based on these findings, the article discusses policy implications to promote parental involvement and children’s subjective well-being.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document