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status anxiety hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Health sociology

the idea that inequality harms health by heightening worry about one's social standing.

In health sociology, status anxiety hypothesis refers to the idea that inequality harms health by heightening worry about one's social standing. This meaning comes from Layte (2014) in European Sociological Review.[1]

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References

Layte, R., & Whelan, C. T. (2014). Who Feels Inferior? A Test of the Status Anxiety Hypothesis of Social Inequalities in Health. European Sociological Review, 30(4), 525-535. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcu057

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