MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status - Youth version

The MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status - Youth version assesses adolescents' perception of their family's place on the social ladder. It consists of two ladders which assess the placement of the family within society, and the placement of the adolescent within the school community.

Measurement wave 17-18 years also assessed the adolescent's perception of the future social status (in 15 years’ time).

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Constructs
Waves
  • Generation R

  • 13-14 years
    •   CC
    12.5 - 16.8 years   From 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
  • 17-18 years
    •   CC
    17.0 - 18.0 years   From 2020-10-01 (ongoing)
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status - Youth version
    Measure name Social ladder
    References
    Goodman, E., Adler, N. E., Kawachi, I., Frazier, A. L., Huang, B., & Colditz, G. A. (2001). Adolescents’ Perceptions of Social Status: Development and Evaluation of a New Indicator. Pediatrics, 108(2), e31–e31. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.2.e31
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).