TY - JOUR
T1 - Race Differences in the Effect of Subjective Social Status on Hostility and Depressive Symptoms Among 9- to 11-Year-Old Children
AU - Castro, Ivan E.
AU - Hruska, Bryce
AU - Gump, Brooks B.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Aylonna Whitney, Rachel Zajdel, and the lab members for their assistance in data collection. In addition, we are very grateful for the assistance of Barbara Samson and Jessica Flemming (phlebotomists) for their help with blood specimen collection. Materials, such as data and analysis code, can be requested from the authors.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by Grant ES023252 from the National Institutes of Health. Acknowledgements
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Purpose: Research shows that subjective social status (SSS) is a salient determinant of health. However, there is little research on SSS-related group differences on psychosocial outcomes among children. The purpose of the current study was to determine if associations between psychosocial functioning and SSS in children varied as a function of racial groups. Methods: We used a series of regression models to examine associations between SSS and measures of hostility and depressive symptom severity in groups of Black and White children. All analyses controlled for objective markers of family- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status. Participants included 291 school-age children in Syracuse, NY. Results: Among Black children, SSS was negatively associated with hostility scores, R2 = 0.10, F(6, 160) = 3.34, p = 0.006, but not depressive symptom severity. Conversely, among White children, SSS was negatively associated with depressive symptom severity, R2 = 0.18, F(6, 117) = 4.37, p = 0.001, but not hostility. Conclusion: These racial differences in SSS-associated psychosocial functioning could be explained by race-based differences in attributions of social mobility and socioeconomic inequalities. Findings provide support for investigating possible tailoring of behavioral interventions to assist children in developing high SSS or coping with low SSS.
AB - Purpose: Research shows that subjective social status (SSS) is a salient determinant of health. However, there is little research on SSS-related group differences on psychosocial outcomes among children. The purpose of the current study was to determine if associations between psychosocial functioning and SSS in children varied as a function of racial groups. Methods: We used a series of regression models to examine associations between SSS and measures of hostility and depressive symptom severity in groups of Black and White children. All analyses controlled for objective markers of family- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status. Participants included 291 school-age children in Syracuse, NY. Results: Among Black children, SSS was negatively associated with hostility scores, R2 = 0.10, F(6, 160) = 3.34, p = 0.006, but not depressive symptom severity. Conversely, among White children, SSS was negatively associated with depressive symptom severity, R2 = 0.18, F(6, 117) = 4.37, p = 0.001, but not hostility. Conclusion: These racial differences in SSS-associated psychosocial functioning could be explained by race-based differences in attributions of social mobility and socioeconomic inequalities. Findings provide support for investigating possible tailoring of behavioral interventions to assist children in developing high SSS or coping with low SSS.
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Hostility
KW - Psychosocial functioning
KW - Subjective social status
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-020-00707-9
DO - 10.1007/s40615-020-00707-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 31989531
AN - SCOPUS:85078404934
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 7
SP - 844
EP - 853
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
IS - 5
ER -