Perceived social status and mental health among young adolescents: Evidence from census data to cellphones.

Developmental Psychology
Joshua G RivenbarkCandice L Odgers

Abstract

Adolescents in the United States live amid high levels of concentrated poverty and increasing income inequality. Poverty is robustly linked to adolescents' mental health problems; however, less is known about how perceptions of their social status and exposure to local area income inequality relate to mental health. Participants consisted of a population-representative sample of over 2,100 adolescents (ages 10-16), 395 of whom completed a 14-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study. Participants' subjective social status (SSS) was assessed at the start of the EMA, and mental health symptoms were measured both at baseline for the entire sample and daily in the EMA sample. Adolescents' SSS tracked family, school, and neighborhood economic indicators (|r| ranging from .12 to .30), and associations did not differ by age, race, or gender. SSS was independently associated with mental health, with stronger associations among older (ages 14-16) versus younger (ages 10-13) adolescents. Adolescents with lower SSS reported higher psychological distress and inattention problems, as well as more conduct problems, in daily life. Those living in areas with higher income inequality reported significantly lower subjective social status, ...Continue Reading

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Apr 3, 2019·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Michael A Russell, Candice L Odgers
Oct 2, 2019·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Madeleine J GeorgeCandice L Odgers
Oct 2, 2019·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Candice L Odgers
Apr 14, 2020·The British Journal of Developmental Psychology·Kelly KirklandMark Nielsen
May 14, 2020·Psychology & Health·Danny RahalTheodore F Robles
Jun 23, 2020·PloS One·Tara M MandalaywalaMarjorie Rhodes
Jan 8, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Joshua RivenbarkCandice L Odgers
Dec 11, 2019·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·David A Brent
Jan 31, 2021·Journal of Youth and Adolescence·Rashmita S Mistry, Laura Elenbaas
Jan 31, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ernesta SofijaDung Phung
Apr 9, 2021·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Michaeline JensenCandice L Odgers
May 14, 2021·BMJ Open·Kris Yuet-Wan LokUNKNOWN CARE group
Jun 20, 2021·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Kelly KirklandMark Nielsen
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