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Access to Psycho-Social Resources and Health : Exploratory findings from a Survey of the French Population

Jusot, Florence; Dourgnon, Paul; Grignon, Michel (2008), Access to Psycho-Social Resources and Health : Exploratory findings from a Survey of the French Population, Health economics, Policy and Law, 3, p. 365–391. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1744133108004556

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2008
Journal name
Health economics, Policy and Law
Volume
3
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
365–391
Publication identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1744133108004556
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Author(s)
Jusot, Florence
Dourgnon, Paul
Grignon, Michel
Abstract (EN)
We study the psycho-social determinants of self-assessed health in order to explain social inequalities in health in France.We use a unique general population survey to assess the respective impact on self-assessed health status of subjective perceptions of social capital, social support, and sense of control, controlling for standard socio-demographic factors (SES, income, education, age, and gender). The survey is unique in that it provides a variety of measures of self-perceived psychosocial resources (trust and civic engagement, social support, sense of control, and self-esteem). We find empirical support for the link between the subjective perception of psycho-social resources and health. Sense of control at work is the most important correlate of health status after income. Other important ones are civic engagement and social support. To a lesser extent, sense of being lower in the social hierarchy is associated with poorer health status. On the contrary, relative deprivation does not affect health in our survey. Since access to psycho-social resources is not equally distributed in the population, these findings suggest that psycho-social factors can partially explain of social inequalities in health in France.
Subjects / Keywords
France; Health inequalities; Social capital
JEL
H55 - Social Security and Public Pensions
H51 - Government Expenditures and Health
I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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