Family SES, family social capital, and general health in Chinese adults: exploring their relationships and the gender-based differences

Numerous studies have clarified that family socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with health. However, the mechanism of family SES on health needs to be further investigated from a social epidemiological perspective. This study aims to analyze the relationships among family SES, famil...

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Published in:BMC public health 2020-09, Vol.20 (1), p.1401-1401, Article 1401
Main Authors: Ji, Ying, Yun, Qingping, Jiang, Xuewen, Chang, Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
China - epidemiology
Cohesion
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Family
Family income
Family SES
Family social capital
Female
Gender
Gender differences
Gender-based difference
General health
Health aspects
Households
Humans
Male
Manual workers
Men
Multivariate statistical analysis
Polls & surveys
Population
Principal components analysis
Professionals
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sample size
Social Capital
Social capital (Sociology)
Social Class
Social networks
Social research
Social Support
Socioeconomics
Standard deviation
Variables
Women
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Summary:Numerous studies have clarified that family socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with health. However, the mechanism of family SES on health needs to be further investigated from a social epidemiological perspective. This study aims to analyze the relationships among family SES, family social capital, and adult general health and tests whether gender-based differences exist in the relationship between family social capital and general health. A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 4187 representative households in six Chinese provinces. Family SES was conceptualized based on household income, family education, and family occupational status. Family social capital was measured by using family cohesion and health-related family support. General health was assessed by using five general health perception items of the Health Survey Short Form. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the relationships among family SES, family social capital, and general health, and a linear regression model was used to test gender-based differences. The SEM showed that the direct effects of family SES, family cohesion, and health-related family support on health were 0.08 (P 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-020-09508-5