Youth Subjective Social Status (SSS) is Associated with Parent SSS, Income, and Food Insecurity but not Weight Loss Among Low-Income Hispanic Youth.
Michelle I CardelSuhong TongGreg PavelaEmily J DhurandharDarci MillerRichard BolesMatthew HaemerPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)
Youth SSS was not predictive of weight loss in this intervention. Intriguingly, the association between income and SSS was modified by food insecurity, suggesting that food insecurity shapes the contribution of socioeconomic factors to one's perceived social status.