Association and mediating pathways between intergenerational educational mobility and depressive symptoms: findings from high- and middle-income countries - PubMed
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- The study explores how intergenerational educational mobility (comparing an individual's education to their parents') is linked to depressive symptoms in aging populations across six countries.
- Longitudinal analysis shows lower odds of depressive symptoms in groups with higher educational mobility (downwardly mobile, stably middle, upwardly mobile, stably high) compared to the stably low group.
- Gender differences were observed in European countries and South Korea, where women had lower odds of depressive symptoms in some mobility groups than men.
- Household wealth was the most consistent mediator, explaining 24-34% of the association in the USA, with social activeness and multimorbidity also playing roles across countries.
- The findings suggest policies should promote intergenerational educational equity and integrated strategies to reduce mental health disparities.