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Perceived Age Discrimination as a Mediator of the Association Between Income Inequality and Older People’s Self-Rated Health in the European Region

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  • Christin-Melanie Vauclair
  • Sibila Marques
  • Maria L. Lima
  • Dominic Abrams
  • Hannah Swift
  • Christopher Bratt

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Objectives. The relative income hypothesis predicts poorer health in societies with greater income inequality. This article examines whether the psychosocial factors of perceived age discrimination and (lack of) social capital may help explain the adverse effect of inequality on older people’s health.

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  • Christin-Melanie Vauclair & Sibila Marques & Maria L. Lima & Dominic Abrams & Hannah Swift & Christopher Bratt, 2015. "Perceived Age Discrimination as a Mediator of the Association Between Income Inequality and Older People’s Self-Rated Health in the European Region," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(6), pages 901-912.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:6:p:901-912.
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    1. Andrew Stickley & Hans Oh & Ai Koyanagi & Mall Leinsalu & Zui Narita & Bayard Roberts & Martin McKee, 2019. "Perceived discrimination and psychological distress in nine countries of the former Soviet Union," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 65(2), pages 158-168, March.
    2. Lotte P. Brinkhof & Sanne de Wit & Jaap M. J. Murre & Harm J. Krugers & K. Richard Ridderinkhof, 2022. "The Subjective Experience of Ageism: The Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-21, July.
    3. Anna E. Kornadt & Isabelle Albert & Martine Hoffmann & Elke Murdock & Josepha Nell, 2021. "Ageism and older people’s health and well-being during the Covid-19-pandemic: the moderating role of subjective aging," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 173-184, June.

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