Association of Childhood Socioeconomic Status with Health in Middle-old Age

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.012

Abstract

Abstract: Childhood socioeconomic status（SES） refers to the parental social class and parental education in childhood.Recent research has proved that SES influences the health in middle-old age.In particular，studies of the influencing factors for health in middle-old age from the perspective of life cycle show that low SES may lead to serious health conditions in middle-old age.Life course health development （LCHD），the pathway model and the social mobility model explain the association of childhood SES with health in middle-old age.The mechanism of childhood SES influences the health in middle-old age involves environmental factors，and the accessibility of health services.This paper introduces LCHD，the pathway model and the social mobility model，to explain the mechanism of the association of childhood SES with the health in middle-old age.

Key words: Child, Socioeconomic status, Middle-old age, Health status, Mechanism

摘要： 儿童期社会经济地位是指儿童期的社会阶层和父母教育程度的认知，近年来研究表明其与中老年健康相关，不良的儿童期社会经济地位可能导致中老年出现严重的健康问题，其是从整个生命周期的角度探讨中老年健康的影响因素。生命历程健康发展理论、路径模型及变动模型将儿童期社会经济地位与中老年健康进行关联。儿童期社会经济地位影响中老年健康的发生机制包括环境因素和医疗卫生服务的可及性等。本文应用生命历程健康发展理论、路径模型及变动模型阐述儿童期社会经济地位与中老年健康的关系及其发生机制。

关键词: 儿童, 社会经济地位, 中老年, 健康状况, 机制

ZHANG Xiaoning,CHEN Shuang,MENG Kun, et al. Association of Childhood Socioeconomic Status with Health in Middle-old Age　[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2019, 22(7): 849-854. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.012.
张小宁,陈爽,孟坤等. 儿童期社会经济地位与中老年健康的关系研究[J]. 中国全科医学, 2019, 22(7): 849-854. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.012.

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