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| ERIC #: | EJ734184 |
| Title: | Explaining the Link Between Low Socioeconomic Status and Psychopathology: Testing Two Mechanisms of the Social Causation Hypothesis |
| Authors: | Wadsworth, Martha E.; Achenbach, Thomas M. |
| Descriptors: | Psychopathology; Incidence; Adolescents; Socioeconomic Status; Youth; Children; Hypothesis Testing; Check Lists; Psychological Patterns; Parent Attitudes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) |
| Source: | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v73 n6 p1146-1153 Dec 2005 |
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| Publisher: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5540; Fax: 202-336-5549; e-mail: journals@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/journals. |
| Publication Date: | 2005-12-00 |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Pub Types: | Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Abstract: | Two mechanisms of the hypothesized social causation of psychopathology--differential incidence and cumulative prevalence--were tested over 9 years in a nationally representative sample of 1,075 children and youths, ages 8-17 at Time 1 (1986). Analyses using parental responses on behavior checklists at 4 time points showed significant increases in clinical elevations for those of the lowest socioeconomic status (SES) on anxious/depressed, somatic complaints, thought problems, delinquent, and aggressive syndromes. This SES-linked differential incidence supports the social causation hypothesis that factors associated with SES contribute to variations in levels of psychological problems. SES-linked differential cumulative prevalence was found for withdrawn and somatic complaints; this finding indicates that low-SES cases do not improve as much as do middle- and high-SES cases, which results in greater accumulation of low-SES cases. |
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| ISSN: | ISSN-0022-006X |
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| Languages: | English |
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