The double-edged role of accessed status on health and well-being among middle- and older-age adults in rural South Africa: The HAALSI study

• Main Authors: Shao-Tzu Yu (Author), Brian Houle (Author), Lenore Manderson (Author), Elyse A. Jennings (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author), Lisa F. Berkman (Author), Guy Harling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Social capital theory conceptualizes accessed status (the socioeconomic status of social contacts) as interpersonal resources that generate positive health returns, while social cost theory suggests that accessed status can harm health due to the sociopsychological costs of generating an...