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Seven visually impaired men in India were extensively interviewed regarding their attitudes toward mainstreaming and the problems they were facing. Their IQs and levels of anxiety were also assessed. It was found that, for successful mainstreaming, the characteristics of individuals are as important as the social environments in which they are placed.

Objective Associations between subjective status and health are still relatively unexplored. This study aimed at testing whether subjective status is uniquely confounded by psychosocial factors compared to objective status, and what factors that may predict subjective status. Design A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based, random sample of 795 middle-aged men and women from the southeast of Sweden. Questionnaires included subjective status, objective measures of socioeconomic status, life satisfaction, and a battery of psychosocial factors. Associations were controlled for effects of age and sex. Results Both subjective status and occupation were significantly associated with self-rated health also after control for psychosocial factors. Stepwise regression showed that subjective status was significantly influenced by self-rated economy, education, life satisfaction, self-esteem, trust, perceived control, and mastery. Conclusion The association between subjective status and self-rated health does not seem to be uniquely confounded by psychosocial factors. Both resource-based measures and psychological dimensions seem to influence subjective status ratings. Comparative studies are required to study whether predictors of subjective status vary between countries with different socio-political profiles. ; The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com:Johanna Lundberg and Margareta Kristenson, Is Subjective Status Influenced by Psychosocial Factors?, 2008, Social Indicators Research, (89), 3, 375-390.http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9238-3Copyright: Springer Science Business Mediahttp://www.springerlink.com/