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Health disparities through a psychological lens
Abstract
There is growing concern in the United States about avoidable, unjust differences in health associated with sociodemographic characteristics, such as socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. This concern has sparked research to identify how disparities develop and how they can be reduced. Studies showing that disparities occur at all levels of socioeconomic status, not simply at the very bottom, suggest that psychosocial factors play an important role. The author discusses both content and process issues in psychological research on disparities.
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“Health disparities consist of inequities in health resulting from social disadvantage (Adler, 2009)”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Adler, N. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Adler, Nancy E.
- ORCID
- Adler, Nancy E.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 663-673
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2095447367
- Cited by
- 134
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Keywords
- health disparities, psychosocial factors, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, social determinants of health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hierarchy, Social, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Psychology, Social, Socioeconomic Factors, Health Behavior, Health Status Disparities, Healthcare Disparities, Young Adult
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