Comparing indices of relative deprivation using behavioural evidence

Hounkpatin, Hilda; Wood, Alex M.; Brown, Gordon D.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112914

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“…The income rank assumption assumes that (a) incomes higher and lower than the income of an individual carry equal weight in determining that individual's life satisfaction, and (b) that all incomes are equally weighted irrespective of how far away they are from the relevant individual's own income. However, income rank can be seen as a special case of a more general metric (Brown et al, 2008;Hounkpatin, Wood, & Brown, 2020), and future research will be needed to explore whether the improved fit of a more general model (with additional parameters) is sufficient to justify such a model's additional complexity.…”

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Inequality and Social Rank: Income Increases Buy More Life Satisfaction in More Equal Countries

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Brown

Boyce

et al. 2020

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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How do income and income inequality combine to influence subjective well-being? We examined the relation between income and life satisfaction in different societies, and found large effects of income inequality within a society on the relationship between individuals’ incomes and their life satisfaction. The income–satisfaction gradient is steeper in countries with more equal income distributions, such that the positive effect of a 10% increase in income on life satisfaction is more than twice as large in a country with low income inequality as it is in a country with high income inequality. These findings are predicted by an income rank hypothesis according to which life satisfaction is derived from social rank. A fixed increment in income confers a greater increment in social position in a more equal society. Income inequality may influence people’s preferences, such that in unequal countries people’s life satisfaction is determined more strongly by their income.

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Inequality and Social Rank: Income Increases Buy More Life Satisfaction in More Equal Countries

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Boyce

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Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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“…An extensive literature from sociology and economics has since accrued, primarily in European countries and Australia, not only demonstrating this phenomenon but also ascertaining the specifics of resource deprivation in contributing to chronic psychosocial stress. This has led to the development and implementation of deprivation indices in lieu of or in conjunction with socioeconomic status markers for understanding stress. − Furthermore, such indices have been shown to be of significance to a wide variety of health effects. , …”

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Cumulative Risk Evaluation of Phthalates Under TSCA

Payne-Sturges

Saram

Cory‐Slechta

2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently conducting separate Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluations for seven phthalates: dibutyl phthalate (DBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP), and diisononyl phthalate (DINP). Phthalates are highly abundant plastic additives used primarily to soften materials and make them flexible, and biomonitoring shows widespread human exposure to a mixture of phthalates. Evidence supports biological additivity of phthalate mixture exposures, including the enhancement of toxicity affecting common biological targets. Risk estimates based on individual phthalate exposure may not be protective of public health. Thus, a cumulative risk approach is warranted. While EPA initially did not signal that it would incorporate cumulative risk assessment (CRA) as part of its current risk evaluation for the seven phthalates, the agency recently announced that it is reconsidering if CRA for phthalates would be appropriate. Based on our review of existing chemical mixtures risk assessment guidance, current TSCA scoping documents for the seven phthalates, and pertinent peer-reviewed literature, we delineate a CRA approach that EPA can easily implement for phthalates. The strategy for using CRA to inform TSCA risk evaluation for existing chemicals is based upon integrative physiology and a common adverse health outcome algorithm for identifying and grouping relevant nonchemical and chemical stressors. We recommend adjustments for how hazard indices (HIs) or margins of exposure (MOEs) based on CRA are interpreted for determining “unreasonable risk” under TSCA.

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“…Referring to the research of Qin [21], Xu [30], Hilda [31] and Heather [32], we designed the "Relative Deprivation Scale", which combined the characteristics of village doctors, measured their relative deprivation compared with the reference object horizontally and vertically. The detailed content of this scale can be referred to Tang [8] and Chen's [33] study.…”

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Comparative analysis of village doctors’ relative deprivation: based on two cross-sectional surveys

Li,

Zhao,

Yang

et al. 2024

BMC Prim. Care

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Background Village doctors are the main health service providers in China’s rural areas. Compared with other rural groups, they will have a sense of relative deprivation, which has an impact on their practice mentality and job stability. This study aims to analyze the changes and causes of relative deprivation among village doctors, so as to improve the stability of them. Methods The data were collected from two surveys conducted in Shandong Province in 2015 and 2021. In 2015, 322 village doctors were surveyed and 307 questionnaires were collected, with a recovery rate of 95.3%. In 2021, 394 village doctors were surveyed and 366 questionnaires were collected, with a recovery rate of 92.9%. Descriptive and univariate analysis were used to compare the changes before and after the survey. Results The scores of vertical deprivation of village doctors increased from 2.77 ± 0.81 in 2015 to 3.04 ± 0.83 in 2021, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). The reference group selected by village doctors changed from village teachers to ordinary villagers. Compared to village teachers, the horizontal deprivation score of village doctors increased from 3.47 ± 0.87 to 3.97 ± 0.77, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). Compared to villagers, only the professional reputation deprivation score increased, from 2.38 ± 0.93 to 2.68 ± 0.76, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Conclusions As time goes by, village doctors fail to reach the expected level in terms of economic income, social status, professional reputation and living standards, resulting in a sense of relative deprivation. This may have a negative impact on village doctors’ work motivation and behavior, and will fail to guarantee the sustainability of the team. We should pay attention to this unbalanced mentality of village doctors.

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Comparing indices of relative deprivation using behavioural evidence

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Cited by 10 publications

References 29 publications

Inequality and Social Rank: Income Increases Buy More Life Satisfaction in More Equal Countries

Inequality and Social Rank: Income Increases Buy More Life Satisfaction in More Equal Countries

Cumulative Risk Evaluation of Phthalates Under TSCA

Comparative analysis of village doctors’ relative deprivation: based on two cross-sectional surveys

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