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Multiple social positions and well-being among Nordic adolescents: An intersectional MAIHDA analysis of the interplay between gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived socioeconomic status

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  • Gustafsson, Jasmine
  • Konttinen, Hanna
  • Lyyra, Nelli
  • Simonsen, Nina
  • Eriksson, Charli
  • Fismen, Anne-Siri
  • Thorsteinsson, Einar
  • Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga

Abstract

Research on well-being inequalities has typically examined the independent effects of social positions, often overlooking how the interplay of multiple social categorizations can shape well-being outcomes. This study explored how multiple social positions based on gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived family socioeconomic status shape patterns of inequality in three well-being outcomes—psychosomatic complaints, mental well-being, and problematic social media use—among Nordic adolescents.

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  • Gustafsson, Jasmine & Konttinen, Hanna & Lyyra, Nelli & Simonsen, Nina & Eriksson, Charli & Fismen, Anne-Siri & Thorsteinsson, Einar & Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga, 2026. "Multiple social positions and well-being among Nordic adolescents: An intersectional MAIHDA analysis of the interplay between gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived socioeconomic status," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 389(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:389:y:2026:i:c:s0277953625011360
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118805
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