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Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Late-Adulthood Mental Health

Results From the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

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ID12440975
AuthorsViola Angelini (0000-0002-5177-3447, University of Groningen), Daniel Howdon (0000-0001-8052-2893, University of Leeds), Daniel D H Howdon (University of Groningen), Jochen O Mierau (0000-0002-9968-8807, University of Groningen, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume74
Issue1
Pages95-104
Publication date2018-03-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gby028
PMID29566242
OpenAlexW2792120943
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited48

Our findings reveal the long-term association between childhood socioeconomic conditions and depression later in life, which persists even after taking into account current socioeconomic conditions and are stronger for women than for men. These results imply that boosting childhood socioeconomic conditions can potentially have effects lasting well beyond the childhood phase

Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Demography · Gerontology

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