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Dispositional Gratitude Moderates the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Interleukin-6
Andree Hartanto1, Sean T H Lee2, Jose C Yong2,3
1Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore. andreeh@smu.edu.sg.
Scientific Reports
|January 30, 2019
Summary
Dispositional gratitude can buffer the negative health impacts of lower socioeconomic status (SES). This psychological resource may help reduce inflammation risk associated with SES disparities.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Biomedical Science
Background:
- Socioeconomic disparities in health are a growing concern.
- Psychological resources mitigating these disparities are understudied.
- Inflammation is a key health risk linked to socioeconomic status (SES).
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the moderating role of dispositional gratitude.
- To examine the relationship between SES and inflammation risk (interleukin-6).
- To determine if gratitude can attenuate health risks from socioeconomic factors.
Main Methods:
- Study included 1,054 midlife adults from the Midlife in the United States biomarker project.
- Socioeconomic status (SES) measured by education and income.
- Inflammation risk assessed using the interleukin-6 biomarker.
Main Results:
- Dispositional gratitude significantly moderated the SES-inflammation link.
- Higher SES correlated with lower interleukin-6 in low-gratitude individuals.
- This association was non-significant in high-gratitude individuals.
- Findings persisted after controlling for covariates.
Conclusions:
- Gratitude acts as a psychological resource.
- It may attenuate health risks associated with socioeconomic stressors.
- This highlights gratitude's potential role in reducing health disparities.
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