"Does the mortality risk of social isolation depend upon socioeconomic factors?”
“This study considers whether socioeconomic status influences the impact of social isolation on mortality risk."
"Using data from the Alameda County Study, Cox proportional hazard models indicate that having a high income worsens the mortality risk of social isolation. Education may offset risk, however, and the specific pattern that emerges depends on which measures for socioeconomic status and social isolation are included."
"Additionally, lonely people who earn high incomes suffer especially high risk of accidents and suicides as well as cancer. Further research is needed that contextualizes the health risks of social isolation within the broader social environment.”
Author: University of British Columbia, Canada andrew.patterson@alumni.ubc.ca.
This study is valuable to my research essay because it is an actual study about how a family's socioeconomic background impacts one's health and can lead to social isolation and social anxiety. It also talks about how more socially anxious people are at a higher risk of other sicknesses.
Patterson AC. Does the mortality risk of social isolation depend upon socioeconomic factors? Journal of Health Psychology. 2016;21(10):2420-2433. doi:10.1177/1359105315578302
