2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.11.035
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Disparities in self-rated health across generations and through the life course

Abstract: Extensive evidence leads us to expect that health disparities by race and socioeconomic status found in one generation might be reproduced in the next. To the extent that this occurs it is important to assess life course processes responsible for the reproduction. Prospective evidence concerning such life course processes is hard to come by as it requires long-term follow-up of individuals from childhood through adult life. We present data from the Child Health and Development Disparities study that provides e… Show more

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“…(2010) find that the differences in adult health between different levels of childhood socioeconomic position are completely explained by attained adult social position. Similar results of (almost) complete mediation when investigating adult health instead of adult mortality have been found by several other studies as well (Link et al 2017;Pakpahan et al 2017;Turner et al 2016;Zajacova et al 2015), although there is also some evidence to suggest that neither the effects of childhood socioeconomic conditions, nor the effects of early life health conditions, on adult health can fully be accounted for by adulthood characteristics (O'Rand and Hamil-Luker 2005). A systematic review of the literature on childhood SEP and its association with adult mortality also corroborates the view that a large part of the effects of childhood SEP is mediated via adult characteristics (Galobardes et al 2004(Galobardes et al , 2008.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
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“…(2010) find that the differences in adult health between different levels of childhood socioeconomic position are completely explained by attained adult social position. Similar results of (almost) complete mediation when investigating adult health instead of adult mortality have been found by several other studies as well (Link et al 2017;Pakpahan et al 2017;Turner et al 2016;Zajacova et al 2015), although there is also some evidence to suggest that neither the effects of childhood socioeconomic conditions, nor the effects of early life health conditions, on adult health can fully be accounted for by adulthood characteristics (O'Rand and Hamil-Luker 2005). A systematic review of the literature on childhood SEP and its association with adult mortality also corroborates the view that a large part of the effects of childhood SEP is mediated via adult characteristics (Galobardes et al 2004(Galobardes et al , 2008.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Consequently, the total influence of childhood on mortality can be defined as the additive components plus an unknown function of the interactions of the four dimensions: While such a framework is necessarily a strong simplification we can link most previous research to one or more of the four dimensions. Parental education and occupation or the financial or material situation of the household are investigated in several studies (Agahi et al 2014;Case and Paxson 2010;Elo et al 2014;Hayward and Gorman 2004;Link et al 2017;Palloni 2006;Turner et al 2016) and can clearly be thought of as representing factors attributed to fundamental cause theory ( AB ).…”
Section: The Four Dimensions Of the Long Armmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Finally, the sample was limited in terms of racial/ethnic diversity (6% non-White); thus, our findings may not be generalizable to other racial/ethnic groups. Growing evidence suggests that SES-driven life course pathways might persist and be reproduced for future cohorts ( Link et al, 2017 ). Such an issue should be tracked with samples collected across generations.…”
Section: Limitations and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%