APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Is It Better to be Rich or Educated? Associations of Individual and Community Level Socioeconomic Indicators with Health and Well-Being

Saturday, May 24, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Personality/Emotion

We examined unique indicators of socioeconomic status among 71,385 adults from more than 10 countries who completed measures of heart rate, blood pressure, and emotions in daily life. Higher levels of education were associated with better health indicators, whereas higher levels of income were associated with higher levels of well-being.

Chairs & Discussants

  • David NewmanSpeaker
    Loma Linda University
  • Amie GordonDiscussant
    University of Michigan
  • Wendy MendesDiscussant
    Yale University