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The association between childhood socioeconomic status and adult health behavior: The role of locus of control
Social Science Research ( IF 3.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2020.102521
Sara Pedron 1 , Katharina Schmaderer 2 , Monika Murawski 3 , Lars Schwettmann 4
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The socioeconomic environment in childhood is a powerful determinant for health behavior in adulthood, subsequently influencing health outcomes. However, the underlying mechanisms are insufficiently understood. This study assesses locus of control (LOC) as a mediator linking childhood socioeconomic status (SES) with health behavior (smoking, regular alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet and low physical activity). Drawing on a representative sample from Germany (SOEP), we investigated these relations using structural equations modelling. Results show that externally oriented LOC explains up to 6% of the relationship between childhood SES and health behavior in adulthood, independently from adult SES. Stratification indicates that these results hold in women but not in men, in younger and middle-aged individuals but not in older ones. Hence, control beliefs play a modest yet significant role in shaping the socioeconomic gradient in health behavior and might have far-reaching consequences on how morbidity and mortality arise and persist across generations.



中文翻译:

儿童社会经济地位与成人健康行为之间的关联:控制点的作用

儿童时期的社会经济环境是成年期健康行为的重要决定因素,进而影响健康结果。然而,对潜在机制的了解不足。本研究评估控制点 (LOC) 作为将儿童社会经济地位 (SES) 与健康行为(吸烟、经常饮酒、不健康饮食和低体力活动)联系起来的中介。借鉴德国 (SOEP) 的代表性样本,我们使用结构方程建模研究了这些关系。结果表明,外部导向的 LOC 解释了高达 6% 的儿童 SES 与成年期健康行为之间的关系,独立于成人 SES。分层表明,这些结果适用于女性,但不适用于男性,适用于年轻和中年个体,但不适用于老年人。因此,

更新日期:2021-02-28
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