Measurement and Methodological Issues in Social Class Research: A Call for Theorization and Study

Lau, Michael Y.; Cho, Rosa J.; Chang, Jennifer; Huang, Jill

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“…Previous research suggests that socioeconomic status is an important aspect of racial discrimination (Nazroo, ), and it may be important to explore whether racial discrimination is moderated by this variable. One of the difficulties in examining socioeconomic status in a meta‐analysis is that research studies often do not report results by socioeconomic status (Lau, Cho, Chang, & Huang, ), and therefore the data are not available to be meta‐analyzed. Any additional moderator analyses in future meta‐analyses are contingent upon individual researchers conducting and adequately reporting the necessary results.…”

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Racial Discrimination and Health Outcomes Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: A Meta‐Analytic Review

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Lau

Johnson

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J Multicult Couns & Deve

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In this meta-analysis, the authors reviewed 105 studies on the relationships between racial discrimination and health outcomes among racial/ethnic minority Americans. The authors tested for moderator effects of measurement strategies, cultural factors, substance use, gender, and racial group differences. Findings indicate a statistically significant effect size between racial discrimination and health, with the largest effect for mental health and strongest for studies with multi-item measures.En este metaanálisis, los autores revisaron 105 estudios sobre las relaciones entre la discriminación racial y los resultados para la salud entre americanos pertenecientes a minorías raciales o étnicas. Los autores examinaron los efectos moderadores de las estrategias de medición, los factores culturales, el uso de sustancias, el género y las diferencias entre grupos raciales. Los hallazgos indican un efecto de tamaño estadísticamente significativo entre la discriminación racial y la salud, con el máximo efecto observado en la salud mental y el más fuerte en estudios con mediciones múltiples.Palabras clave: racismo, discriminación racial, salud, metaanálisis, minorías raciales o étnicas

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Racial Discrimination and Health Outcomes Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: A Meta‐Analytic Review

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Lau

Johnson

et al. 2017

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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“…Recent advancements on social class theory have addressed the ways in which PWE perpetuates downward classism, or the negative attitudes toward the poor or those of a lower class status . Researchers have discussed the need for a more consistent measurement of social class and classism (Lau, Cho, Chang, & Huang, 2013), and the development of a downward classism measure that captures these experiences would be an important advancement in understanding downward classism within SCCT. Ali, Fall, and Hoffman (2013) describe how this form of discrimination by people who have the most economic resources against those who have the fewest resources (i.e., downward classism) may affect individual work and career identities.…”

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The State of SCCT Research in Relation to Social Class

Flores

Navarro

Ali

2016

Journal of Career Assessment

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This article provides an overview of 47 empirical studies of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and recent SCCT-based models with a focus on social class and socioeconomic status (SES). We summarize the findings across the studies according to (1) the use of social class or SES as a study variable and (2) low-SES samples based on demographic data. We provide an assessment of the current state of SCCT research on social class and offer directions for advancing SCCT theory and research with attention to how social class can be conceptualized and operationalized within SCCT.

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“…Students were instructed to identify which rung they thought their family belonged in terms of how ''American society is set up,'' with those at the top being the ''best off'' and those at the bottom being the ''worst off'' in terms of money/wealth, level of education, and jobs that bring respect (i.e., jobs that people want). The MacArthur Scale has received considerable support for its validity in studies examining health outcomes and behavioral outcomes (Lau, Cho, Chang, & Huang, 2013).…”

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Possible Selves Among Urban Youth

Perry

Raeburn

2016

Journal of Career Development

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The present study investigated developmental differences and stability in possible selves within the educational and occupational domain among a diverse sample of urban youth (N ¼ 319). A secondary aim was to test the ''aspiration-expectation gap'' while exploring the role of subjective social class and gender differences. Results did not indicate any significant differences among possible selves between different grades in high school. Seniors evidenced the lowest levels of subjective social class, whereas freshmen had the highest levels. Subjective social class was significantly associated with the expected levels of education. In addition, girls aspired toward significantly higher levels of prestige than boys in terms of occupations they hoped to attain, while a substantial gap was found between hoped-for and expected education. Implications for practice, limitations, and directions for research are discussed. Keywords possible selves, career development, urban youth The construct of aspirations, whether in the occupational or educational domain, has been widely studied in the social-psychological sciences. Over the past 15 years, it has garnered a solid body of evidence to support its long-term effects across various domains of adjustment (e.g., Rojewski, 2005; Schoon & Parsons, 2002). In a study of over 10,000 British adults, Schoon and Polek (2011) found that career aspirations at age 16 predicted level of education, social class, and net yearly income in their mid-30s after controlling for parental socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive ability. In another study of 1,010 ninth-grade students, Vuolo, Staff, and Mortimer (2012) found that those who maintained high educational aspirations and high levels of certainty about their career goals were less likely to be unemployed between 2007 and 2009, coinciding with ages 33-35. While more research is needed on this popular construct, the notion that aspirations, in general, can predict economic and career outcomes is well supported.

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Measurement and Methodological Issues in Social Class Research: A Call for Theorization and Study

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Racial Discrimination and Health Outcomes Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: A Meta‐Analytic Review

Racial Discrimination and Health Outcomes Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: A Meta‐Analytic Review

The State of SCCT Research in Relation to Social Class

Possible Selves Among Urban Youth

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