Table 2.
Subjective social status predicts mental health indicators beyond the effects of objective SES in Japan (N = 1,027, Panel A) and the U.S. (N = 1,805, Panel B).
| Panel A. U.S. | ||||||
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| Objective Social Status
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Subjective Social Status
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| b | t | Sig. | b | t | Sig. | |
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| Life satisfaction | 0.01 | 0.89 | 0.19 | 15.92 | *** | |
| Positive affect | 0.02 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 16.47 | *** | |
| Autonomy | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.16 | 17.89 | *** | |
| Environmental mastery | 0.05 | 4.06 | *** | 0.20 | 16.98 | *** |
| Personal growth | 0.11 | 8.37 | *** | 0.19 | 15.45 | *** |
| Positive relations w/others | 0.00 | −0.15 | 0.20 | 16.78 | *** | |
| Purpose in life | 0.07 | 4.84 | *** | 0.19 | 15.71 | *** |
| Self acceptance | 0.24 | 17.60 | *** | 0.19 | 15.71 | *** |
| Well-being composite | .08 | 3.85 | *** | .47 | 21.55 | *** |
| Panel B. Japan | ||||||
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| Objective Social Status
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Subjective Social Status
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| b | t | Sig. | b | t | Sig. | |
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| Life satisfaction | .10 | 5.44 | *** | 0.11 | 8.07 | *** |
| Positive affect | .02 | .93 | 0.11 | 7.74 | *** | |
| Autonomy | .02 | 1.61 | 0.13 | 12.42 | *** | |
| Environmental mastery | .08 | 4.30 | *** | 0.17 | 12.49 | *** |
| Personal growth | .10 | 5.65 | *** | 0.15 | 10.97 | *** |
| Positive relations w/others | .09 | 5.15 | *** | 0.17 | 12.31 | *** |
| Purpose in life | .09 | 4.68 | *** | 0.12 | 8.33 | *** |
| Self acceptance | .31 | 16.75 | *** | 0.12 | 8.05 | *** |
| Well-being composite | .18 | 5.95 | *** | .41 | 14.45 | *** |
Unstandardized regression coefficients are presented. All analyses controlled for age, gender, and marital status. Degrees of freedom (df) were 2722 except for life satisfaction (2708), positive affect (2716), and purpose in life (2721).
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p < .001.