BACKGROUND Relative deprivation of income is hypothesised to generate frustration and stress through upward social comparison with one's peers. If psychosocial stress is the mechanism, relative deprivation should be more strongly associated with specific health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease (compared with other health outcomes, eg, non-tobacco-related cancer). METHODS We evaluated ...

BACKGROUND Personal relative deprivation is a negative social comparison process typified by self-comparison, negative appraisal, and resultant negative emotionality. Personal relative deprivation has been associated with poorer physical and mental health in several domains. It has been hypothesized that the deprivation-health link operates through a stress pathway. Stress has been specifically...

Among other things, the analysis presented in this chapter shows that: • People aged 80 and older are the most vulnerable to loneliness. • More women than men report feeling lonely, but this difference lessens with age and for those over 80 years old it remains notable only on the ‘feel lack of companionship’ dimension of loneliness. • There is a socio-economic gradient in loneliness. • Living ...

present article study of economic reasons egypt revolution this deals with the real question this article is that the reason for the occurrence of recent movements in the two countries? this article with the use of the theory of relative deprivation robert appear to study on the role governments economic policies ben ali and blessed in the establishment of the middle class and the new deprivati...

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of sickness absence in many countries, at a substantial societal cost, underlines the importance to understand its determining mechanisms. This study focuses on the link between relative deprivation and the probability of sickness absence. METHODS 184,000 men and women in Sweden were followed between 1982 and 2001. The sample consists of working individuals betwee...

Across five studies, we found consistent evidence for the idea that personal relative deprivation (PRD), which refers to resentment stemming from the belief that one is deprived of deserved outcomes compared to others, uniquely contributes to materialism. In Study 1, self-reports of PRD positively predicted materialistic values over and above socioeconomic status, personal power, self-esteem, a...

Using individual-level on males data from the 1988-1991 National Health Interview Survey Multiple Cause of Death Files, we examine the impact of relative deprivation within a reference group on health. We use measures of relative deprivation based on Yitzhaki’s index and define reference groups using combinations of state, race, education, and age. Those with high relative deprivation have a hi...

We test the relative income hypothesis that an individual's health depends on the distribution of income in a reference group, as well as on the income of the individual. We use data on 231 208 individuals in Great Britain from 19 rounds of the General Household Survey between 1979 and 2000. Results are insensitive to the measure of self-assessed health used but the sign and significance of the...