Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models
BACKGROUND: Research indicate that social class mobility could be potentially important for health, but whether this is due to the movement itself or a result of people having been integrated in different class contexts is, to date, difficult to infer. In addition, although several theories suggest...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-130432 2024-02-11T10:05:43+01:00 Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models Jonsson, Frida Sebastian, Miguel San Hammarström, Anne Gustafsson, Per E. 2017 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130432 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0499-1 eng eng Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017, 16, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130432 doi:10.1186/s12939-016-0499-1 PMID 28057005 ISI:000391407500001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85010042192 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sweden Social mobility Intragenerational Social class Life course Diagonal reference model Self-reported symptoms Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2017 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0499-1 2024-01-17T23:36:46Z BACKGROUND: Research indicate that social class mobility could be potentially important for health, but whether this is due to the movement itself or a result of people having been integrated in different class contexts is, to date, difficult to infer. In addition, although several theories suggest that transitions between classes in the social hierarchy can be stressful experiences, few studies have empirically examined whether such movements may have health effects, over and above the implications of "being" in these classes. In an attempt to investigate whether intragenerational social mobility is associated with functional somatic symptoms in mid-adulthood, the current study tests three partially contrasting theories. METHOD: The dissociative theory suggests that mobility in general and upward mobility in particular may be linked to psychological distress, while the falling from grace theory indicates that downward mobility is especially stressful. In contrast, the acculturation theory holds that the health implications of social mobility is not due to the movement itself but attributed to the class contexts in which people find themselves. Diagonal Reference Models were used on a sample of 924 individuals who in 1981 graduated from 9(th) grade in the municipality of Luleå, Sweden. Social mobility was operationalized as change in occupational class between age 30 and 42 (measured in 1995 and 2007). The health outcome was functional somatic symptoms at age 42, defined as a clustering self-reported physical symptoms, palpitation and sleeping difficulties during the last 12 months. RESULTS: Overall mobility was not associated with higher levels of functional somatic symptoms compared to being immobile (p = 0.653). After controlling for prior and current class, sex, parental social position, general health, civil status, education and unemployment, the association between downward mobility was borderline significant (p = 0.055) while upward mobility was associated with lower levels of functional somatic symptoms ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Luleå Luleå Luleå Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) International Journal for Equity in Health 16 1 |
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BACKGROUND: Research indicate that social class mobility could be potentially important for health, but whether this is due to the movement itself or a result of people having been integrated in different class contexts is, to date, difficult to infer. In addition, although several theories suggest that transitions between classes in the social hierarchy can be stressful experiences, few studies have empirically examined whether such movements may have health effects, over and above the implications of "being" in these classes. In an attempt to investigate whether intragenerational social mobility is associated with functional somatic symptoms in mid-adulthood, the current study tests three partially contrasting theories. METHOD: The dissociative theory suggests that mobility in general and upward mobility in particular may be linked to psychological distress, while the falling from grace theory indicates that downward mobility is especially stressful. In contrast, the acculturation theory holds that the health implications of social mobility is not due to the movement itself but attributed to the class contexts in which people find themselves. Diagonal Reference Models were used on a sample of 924 individuals who in 1981 graduated from 9(th) grade in the municipality of Luleå, Sweden. Social mobility was operationalized as change in occupational class between age 30 and 42 (measured in 1995 and 2007). The health outcome was functional somatic symptoms at age 42, defined as a clustering self-reported physical symptoms, palpitation and sleeping difficulties during the last 12 months. RESULTS: Overall mobility was not associated with higher levels of functional somatic symptoms compared to being immobile (p = 0.653). After controlling for prior and current class, sex, parental social position, general health, civil status, education and unemployment, the association between downward mobility was borderline significant (p = 0.055) while upward mobility was associated with lower levels of functional somatic symptoms ... |
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Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models |
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Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models |
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Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models |
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Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models |
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Intragenerational social mobility and functional somatic symptoms in a northern Swedish context : analyses of diagonal reference models |
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