Better health, but growing social and health inequalities among young adults in Germany due to educational expansion? A counterfactual mediation analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4959822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonja Sperlich (0000-0003-4903-7384, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), Batoul Safieddine (0000-0002-7997-8049, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), Johannes Beller (0000-0002-3041-9895, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 385 |
| Pages | 118604 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118604 |
| PMID | 40992141 |
| OpenAlex | W4414397614 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 50 |
Our findings suggest that a high educational attainment is becoming increasingly important for success in the labor market and good SRH. Young adults with a low level of education are becoming a smaller but increasingly vulnerable group, which poses challenges for future prevention
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |