Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Feb;1186:146-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05332.x.
The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health is robust. Yet, the psychosocial mediators of SES-health association have been studied in relatively few investigations. In this chapter, we summarize and critique the recent literature regarding negative emotions and cognitions, psychological stress, and resources as potential pathways connecting SES and physical health. We discuss the psychosocial origins of the SES-health links and outline how psychosocial factors may lead to persistently low SES. We conclude that psychosocial resources may play a critical mediating role, and the origins of the SES-health connection are apparent in childhood. We offer a blueprint for future research, which we hope contributes to a better understanding of how SES gets under the skin across the life span.
社会经济地位（SES）与身体健康之间存在着紧密的关联。然而，SES 与健康关联的心理社会中介因素在相对较少的研究中得到了探讨。在这一章中，我们总结和评价了有关负面情绪和认知、心理压力和资源作为连接 SES 和身体健康的潜在途径的最新文献。我们讨论了 SES 与健康联系的心理社会起源，并概述了心理社会因素如何导致 SES 的持续低下。我们得出结论，心理社会资源可能起着至关重要的中介作用，SES 与健康关联的起源在儿童时期就已经显现。我们为未来的研究提供了一个蓝图，希望这有助于更好地理解 SES 如何在整个生命周期中影响身体健康。
