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128 lines
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abstract: 'Background: Pressing issues, like financial concerns, may outweigh the
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importance people attach to health. This study tested whether health,
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compared to other life domains, was considered more important by people
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in high versus low socioeconomic positions, with future focus and
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financial strain as potential explanatory factors.
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Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019 among N=1,330
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Dutch adults. Participants rated the importance of two health-related
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domains (not being ill, living a long life) and seven other life domains
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(e.g., work, family) on a five-point scale. A latent class analysis
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grouped participants in classes with similar patterns of importance
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ratings. Differences in class membership according to socioeconomic
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position (indicated by income and education) were examined using
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structural equation modelling, with future focus and financial strain as
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mediators.
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Results: Three classes were identified, which were defined as:
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neutralists, who found all domains neutral or unimportant (3.5\% of the
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sample); hedonists, who found most domains important except living a
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long life, work, and religion (36.2\%); and maximalists, who found
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nearly all domains important, including both health domains (60.3\%). Of
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the neutralists, 38\% considered not being ill important, and 30\%
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considered living a long life important. For hedonists, this was 92\%
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and 39\%, respectively, and for maximalists this was 99\% and 87\%,
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respectively. Compared to belonging to the maximalists class, a low
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income predicted belonging to the neutralists, and a higher educational
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level and unemployment predicted belonging to the hedonists. No
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mediation pathways via future focus or financial strain were found.
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Conclusions: Lower income groups were less likely to consider not being
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ill important. Those without paid employment and those with a higher
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educational level were less likely to consider living a long life
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important. Neither future focus nor financial strain explained these
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inequalities. Future research should investigate socioeconomic
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differences in conceptualisations of health, and if inequalities in the
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perceived importance of health are associated with inequalities in
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health. To support individuals dealing with challenging circumstances in
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daily life, health-promoting interventions could align to the life
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domains perceived important to reach their target group and to prevent
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widening socioeconomic health inequalities.'
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affiliation: 'Verra, SE (Corresponding Author), Univ Utrecht, Dept Interdisciplinary
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Social Sci, Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Verra, Sanne E.; Mudd, Andrea L.; de Wit, John; Kamphuis, Carlijn B. M., Univ Utrecht,
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Dept Interdisciplinary Social Sci, Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Poelman, Maartje P.; de Vet, Emely; van Rongen, Sofie, Wageningen Univ \& Res, Chair
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Grp Consumpt \& Hlth Lifestyles, Hollandseweg 1, NL-6706 KN Wageningen, Netherlands.'
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article-number: '86'
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author: Verra, Sanne E. and Poelman, Maartje P. and Mudd, Andrea L. and de Vet, Emely
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and van Rongen, Sofie and de Wit, John and Kamphuis, Carlijn B. M.
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author-email: s.e.verra@uu.nl
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author_list:
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- family: Verra
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given: Sanne E.
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- family: Poelman
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given: Maartje P.
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- family: Mudd
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given: Andrea L.
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- family: de Vet
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given: Emely
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- family: van Rongen
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given: Sofie
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- family: de Wit
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given: John
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- family: Kamphuis
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given: Carlijn B. M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12508-2
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eissn: 1471-2458
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files: []
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journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
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keywords-plus: DISENGAGEMENT; CONSEQUENCES; EXPLANATION; MORTALITY; VARIABLES; LIVES
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language: English
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month: JAN 13
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '42'
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orcid-numbers: 'De Vet, Emely/0000-0002-4452-2367
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Verra, Sanne/0000-0003-4963-0153'
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papis_id: d4ea94ee4d404f746d75caf74fa0838d
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ref: Verra2022whatsimportant
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researcherid-numbers: 'De Vet, Emely/B-4896-2014
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times-cited: '2'
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title: What's important to you? Socioeconomic inequalities in the perceived importance
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of health compared to other life domains
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000742366700005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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volume: '22'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2022'
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