Poverty and Health

@article{FullerRowell2012PovertyAH,
  title={Poverty and Health},
  author={Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell and Gary W. Evans and Anthony D. Ong},
  journal={Psychological Science},
  year={2012},
  volume={23},
  pages={734 - 739}
}
Social-class discrimination is evident in many societies around the world, but little is known about its impact on the poor or its role as an explanatory variable in the link between socioeconomic status and health. The current study tested the extent to which perceived discrimination explains socioeconomic gradients in physical health. Participants were 252 adolescents (51% male, 49% female; mean age = 17.51 years, SD = 1.03 years) who participated in Wave 3 of an ongoing longitudinal study… 
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