Socioeconomic Status Differences in Negative Emotions

Nina Jakoby

Sociological Research Online, 2016, vol. 21, issue 2, 93-102

Abstract: The frequency of the experience of particular emotions can be considered a measure of subjective well-being and therefore an indicator of the quality of life in the overall population. Key approaches to the sociology of emotions provide the theoretical background to this study. On the basis of Swiss Household Panel (SHP) data for the years 2005-2011, a random effects regression assessed relationships between the frequency of negative emotions (desperation, anxiety and depression) and the parameters of individual socioeconomic status. The results suggest that negative emotions are experienced differently along status- and resource-based predictors such as education, income and occupational status. These associations persist when controlling for key variables of mental health and stress research such as critical life events, chronic stressors and social resources.

Keywords: Emotion; Depression; Anxiety; Social Inequality; Socioeconomic Status; Social Class (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.3895

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