Early-life income inequality and adolescent health and well-being
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Early-life family income and subjective well-being in adolescents
PURPOSE Subjective well-being (SWB) in youths positively relates to family income, however its association with income during childhood is unclear. Using longitudinal data from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics (n = 2234 adolescents, age 12-19 years), we examined whether the timing and duration of low family income in childhood was associated with adolescent SWB. METHODS We categorized fa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Science & Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.014