Negative childhood experiences and health inequalities among adults over 45: Evidence from China

Negative childhood experiences and health inequalities among adults over 45: Evidence from China

Growing health inequalities have become an important challenge for Chinese society. This study analyses the impact of negative childhood experiences on health among Chinese adults over 45. Data were derived from the 2014 Life Course Survey under the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infant and child development 2021-05, Vol.30 (3), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Yiwei, Diao, Li, Wang, Wenjing, Xu, Ling, Su, Yuting, Yin, Yuru
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Childhood experiences
China
concentration index
Early Experience
Early intervention
Foreign Countries
Health
Health disparities
health inequality
Life course
Longitudinal Studies
Low Income Groups
negative childhood experience
Retirement
self‐rated health
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Zusammenfassung:Growing health inequalities have become an important challenge for Chinese society. This study analyses the impact of negative childhood experiences on health among Chinese adults over 45. Data were derived from the 2014 Life Course Survey under the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, with a total sample of 5,842 adults over the age of 45. The results showed that negative childhood experiences had a significant negative impact on the health of adults over 45 (β = −0.021, p 
ISSN:1522-7227
1522-7219
DOI:10.1002/icd.2224