Pathogens, privilege, and purity: How pathogen threat and childhood socioeconomic status influence consumers’ condemnation of purity violations

AbstractThe relationship between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains inconclusive, and the pathways and mechanisms driving this relationship have yet to be clarified. This study aimed to examine the pathways linking childhood SES to T2D prevalence in mid-late adulthood in a low- and middle-income country. The incidence of T2D diagnosed in mid-late Chinese adulthood was assessed using self-reports from the Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Childhood SES was assessed by the education, occupation, survivorship of the parents and the financial situation of the family, whereas adulthood SES was assessed by education and wage. This study performed structural equation modeling to clarify the direct and indirect pathways from childhood SES to T2D via childhood health, childhood food shortage, adulthood SES and physical activity. A total of 15,132 participants were included, and the prevalence of T2D was 5.24%. This study found that childhood SES was directly associated with T2D in mid-late adulthood, the probability of developing T2D increased by 9.20% of the standard deviation for each decrease in standard deviation in childhood SES. Childhood SES was indirectly associated with T2D via adulthood SES, physical activity, childhood health and food shortage. Adulthood SES and physical activity mainly mediated the indirect pathway from childhood SES and T2D. This study showed direct and indirect pathways from disadvantaged childhood SES to increased risk of T2D in mid-late Chinese adulthood. Childhood SES, adulthood SES, physical activity, childhood health and food shortage were identified as life-course interventional targets that should be considered in the development of effective strategies to reduce the burden of T2D and SES-related health inequities in childhood.

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Direct and indirect associations between childhood socioeconomic status and cognitive function in the middle-aged and older adults in China

Aging & Mental Health ◽

10.1080/13607863.2021.1935459 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Xin Ye ◽

Dawei Zhu ◽

Ping He

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status

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Childhood socioeconomic status and genetic risk for poorer cognition in later life

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.07.025 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 212 ◽

pp. 219-226 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Sara M. Moorman ◽

Kyle Carr ◽

Emily A. Greenfield

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Genetic Risk ◽

Later Life ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status

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Socioeconomic Status Moderates the Impact of Emotional but not Physical Childhood Abuse on Women’s Sleep

Adversity and Resilience Science ◽

10.1007/s42844-021-00035-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cheryl L. Currie ◽

Erin K. Higa ◽

Lisa-Marie Swanepoel

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Childhood Abuse ◽

Emotional Abuse ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Physical Child Abuse ◽

Moderating Variables ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

The Impact

AbstractA recent systematic review highlighted associations between childhood abuse and adult sleep quality, and the need for research focused specifically on women and the role of moderating variables. The objectives of the present study were (1) to assess the impact of frequent physical and emotional child abuse on adult sleep among women; and (2) to assess the role that childhood socioeconomic status (SES) could play in moderating these associations. In-person data were collected from women living in a mid-sized city in western Canada in 2019–2020 (N = 185; M age = 40 years). Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Physical and emotional abuse experienced often or very often in childhood were assessed using single items (yes or no). Childhood SES was assessed by a single item and dichotomized at the sample median. Linear regression models examined associations between each form of abuse and continuous adult sleep quality score adjusted for covariates. Statistically significant interactions were stratified and examined by child SES group. Frequent physical and emotional childhood abuse were each associated with clinically and statistically significant increases in past-month sleep problem scores among women in adjusted models. This association was moderated by childhood SES for emotional child abuse, but not physical child abuse. Findings suggest that growing up in an upper-middle to upper SES household may buffer the adverse impact of frequent emotional child abuse on later adult sleep, but may not promote resilience in the context of frequent physical child abuse.

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The Impact of Communication Information on the Perceived Threat of COVID-19 and Stockpiling Intention

Australasian Marketing Journal ◽

10.1177/18393349211028670 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 183933492110286

Author(s):

Marilyn Giroux ◽

Jooyoung Park ◽

Jae-Eun Kim ◽

Yung Kyun Choi ◽

Jacob C. Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Communication Strategies ◽

Negative Information ◽

Perceived Threat ◽

Behavior Study ◽

Direct Explanation ◽

Accuracy Study ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

The Impact

This article investigates the role of diverse nudging communication strategies on perceived threat and stockpiling intention. Across three studies, the authors examined the various effects of “nudging” on consumer behavior. Study 1 demonstrates that a commonly used picture has a stronger impact on perceived threat than a less frequently exposed picture regardless of its accuracy. Study 2 shows that the perceived threat of COVID-19, in terms of severe health consequences, is lower when using an indirect (vs. direct) explanation of the virus, as well as when reducing the amount of information about the virus. Study 3 investigates the impact of salient negative information and childhood socioeconomic status (SES). Findings reveal that negative information about deaths associated with the virus increases the level of perceived threat and stockpiling intention, especially among people of low childhood SES.

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Is Childhood Socioeconomic Status Related to Coronary Heart Disease? Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study (1992-2012)

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine ◽

10.1177/2333721417696673 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 233372141769667 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Minjee Lee ◽

M. Mahmud Khan ◽

Brad Wright

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Later Life ◽

Study Data ◽

Health And Retirement Study ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Retirement Study

Objective: We investigated the association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in older Americans. Method: We used Health and Retirement Study data from 1992 to 2012 to examine a nationally representative sample of Americans aged ≥50 years ( N = 30,623). We modeled CHD as a function of childhood and adult SES using maternal and paternal educational level as a proxy for childhood SES. Results: Respondents reporting low childhood SES were significantly more likely to have CHD than respondents reporting high childhood SES. Respondents reporting both low childhood and adult SES were 2.34 times more likely to have CHD than respondents reporting both high childhood and adult SES. People with low childhood SES and high adult SES were 1.60 times more likely than people with high childhood SES and high adult SES to report CHD in the fully adjusted model. High childhood SES and low adult SES increased the likelihood of CHD by 13%, compared with high SES both as a child and adult. Conclusion: Childhood SES is significantly associated with increased risk of CHD in later life among older adult Americans.

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The Impact of Same versus Different Price Presentation on Travel Choice and the Moderating Role of Childhood Socioeconomic Status

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/0047287520988903 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004728752098890

Author(s):

Marilyn Giroux ◽

Drew Franklin ◽

Jungkeun Kim ◽

Jooyoung Park ◽

Kyuseop Kwak

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Life History Theory ◽

Price Dispersion ◽

Price Difference ◽

Product Evaluations ◽

Relative Preference ◽

Childhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

Travel Decisions ◽

Price Differences ◽

The Impact

When making travel decisions, consumers are frequently exposed to a multitude of options, including differing price levels for the same product or service across a range of online travel agencies. The current research investigates how the magnitude of price dispersion in online pricing can influence travelers’ product evaluations and purchase intentions. Specifically, we predict that travelers will prefer a hotel with no price dispersion to a hotel with different prices listed when the price difference is small, or narrow. However, when the price difference is more pronounced, or wide, travelers will prefer a hotel with price differences compared to a hotel with no price dispersion. Four experiments demonstrate that this effect is consistent across different contexts and categories. Additionally, based on life history theory, we argue that the relative preference for the same versus different price dispersion will be moderated by the travelers’ childhood socioeconomic status (SES).

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