Hannah Fairbrother
‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health
Fairbrother, Hannah; Woodrow, Nicholas; Crowder, Mary; Holding, Eleanor; Griffin, Naomi; Er, Vanessa; Dodd-Reynolds, Caroline; Egan, Matt; Lock, Karen; Scott, Steph; Summerbell, Carolyn; McKeown, Rachael; Rigby, Emma; Kyle, Phillippa; Goyder, Elizabeth
Authors
Nicholas Woodrow
Mary Crowder
Eleanor Holding
Naomi Griffin
Vanessa Er
Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds caroline.dodd-reynolds@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Matt Egan
Karen Lock
Steph Scott
Professor Carolyn Summerbell carolyn.summerbell@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Rachael McKeown
Emma Rigby
Phillippa Kyle
Elizabeth Goyder
Abstract
Meaningful inclusion of young people’s perceptions and experiences of inequalities is argued to be critical in the development of pro-equity policies. Our study explored young people’s perceptions of what influences their opportunities to be healthy within their local area and their understandings of health inequalities. Three interlinked qualitative focus group discussions, each lasting 90 to 100 min, with the same six groups of young people (n = 42) aged 13–21, were conducted between February and June 2021. Participants were recruited from six youth groups in areas of high deprivation across three geographical locations in England (South Yorkshire, the North East and London). Our study demonstrates that young people understand that health inequalities are generated by social determinants of health, which in turn influence behaviours. They highlight a complex interweaving of pathways between social determinants and health outcomes. However, they do not tend to think in terms of the social determinants and their distribution as resulting from the power and influence of those who create and benefit from health and social inequalities. An informed understanding of the causes of health inequalities, influenced by their own unique generational experiences, is important to help young people contribute to the development of pro-equity policies of the future.
Citation
Fairbrother, H., Woodrow, N., Crowder, M., Holding, E., Griffin, N., Er, V., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Egan, M., Lock, K., Scott, S., Summerbell, C., McKeown, R., Rigby, E., Kyle, P., & Goyder, E. (2022). ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), Article 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 12, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Publication Date | Mar 2, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Apr 13, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 6, 2022 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Print ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 6 |
Article Number | 3679 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1210207 |
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