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ArticleAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2020

Relative Income Deprivation and All-Cause Mortality in Japan: Do Life Priorities Matter?

Krisztina Gero, Atsushi Miyawaki, Ichiro Kawachi

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Article in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Krisztina GeroDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Atsushi MiyawakiDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Ichiro KawachiDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

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The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR002541 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2018 to 2022
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002541
6 · The paper itself

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background/purposeRelative deprivation (RD) is proposed to affect health through psychosocial stress stemming from upward social comparisons. This study hypothesized that prioritizing values, such as social engagement and personal growth (as opposed to prioritizing work), would inoculate against the toxic effects of upward social comparisons.

methodsProspective data of 9,533 subjects (4,475 men and 5,058 women) participating in the Komo-Ise study answering a baseline questionnaire in 1993 and a follow-up survey in 2000 were analyzed. Associations between RD-using Yitzhaki Index (YI) and Income Rank (IR)-and mortality were evaluated using Cox proportional-hazard regression models. At follow-up, people were also asked about what they prioritized in life: work, social engagement, or personal growth.

results1,168 deaths (761 men and 407 women) occurred during follow-up (to the end of 2011). Controlling for sociodemographic factors, the hazard ratio (HR) for mortality was 1.22 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.38) per a standard deviation (SD) increase in YI and 1.18 (95% CI = 1.03-1.35) per an SD decrease in IR. Life priorities (LP) were not statistically significantly associated with mortality. In women, the interaction between LP and YI was statistically significant. In fully adjusted models, women who endorsed only work as very important in their lives had a 2.66 (95% CI = 1.23-5.77) times higher HR for mortality per SD increase in YI compared to women who valued social engagement/personal growth. An interaction between LP and RD was not found in men.

conclusionsIncreased relative income deprivation was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality independently of absolute income. Focusing on social engagement/personal growth (as opposed to work) appears to inoculate women against the toxic effects of relative deprivation.

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Cause of DeathSocial ParticipationSocial ValuesSocioeconomic FactorsAdultAgedFemaleHumansIncomeJapanLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPersonal growthSocial engagementSocioeconomic factors

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PMID32182335
PMCPMC7459183

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