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[Pseudo-correlation between neurotic somatic diseases and social class]

D Beckmann, E Brähler, P Braun

    Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychoanalyse
    |July 1, 1977
    PubMed
    Summary

    Neurotic bodily complaints are linked to age and sex, not social class. However, higher social classes are more likely to view their physical symptoms as psychological.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Sociology

    Context:

    • Investigating the determinants of neurotic bodily complaints.
    • Examining the influence of demographic factors on symptom perception.

    Purpose:

    • To test the hypothesis that neurotic bodily complaints depend on social class, sex, and age.
    • To explore the relationship between social class and the interpretation of bodily complaints.

    Summary:

    • Bodily complaints are dependent on age and sex, but not social class in a sample of 1549 individuals.
    • Earlier findings linking social class to complaints may be due to sex as a confounding variable.
    • Higher social classes are more inclined to interpret physical symptoms psychosomatically.

    Impact:

    • Highlights the role of age and sex in somatic symptom presentation.
    • Suggests re-evaluating the influence of social class in psychosomatic research.
    • Informs the doctor-patient relationship regarding symptom interpretation across social strata.

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