A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Explanations for the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index
| Autor: | Olivier Corneille, Olivier Klein, Nele Claes, Boyka Bratanova, Maria Almudena Claassen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Mediation (statistics) obesity Psychologie sociale poverty 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Overweight Body Mass Index socioeconomic status 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics medicine Humans overweight Obesity Psychologie de la santé Association (psychology) Socioeconomic status General Psychology 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Clinical study design food medicine.disease Social Class Income medicine.symptom Psychology Psychosocial Body mass index Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Appetite |
| Popis: | A negative association between socioeconomic status (SES) and levels of overweight/obesity is consistently found in high- and middle-income countries. Yet, there is little conclusive evidence about the mechanisms driving this association. In this systematic review, we discuss and compare the results of 22 studies that examine the role of psychosocial mediators in the association between lower SES and BMI in diverse population samples. These include factors related to resources and constraints in one’s external neighborhood, social resources, and psychological factors such as stress. The findings support theoretical models indicating that SES influences BMI partially through environmental and psychological factors. Importantly, SES remains a significant determinant of weight status, indicating the importance of also addressing structural antecedents in order to improve health among low-SES people. We thoroughly discuss the quality and limitations of current study designs and mediation testing and provide recommendations for future research. SCOPUS: re.j info:eu-repo/semantics/inPress |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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