CSAJBOK, Z., A. KAGSTROM, I. KAREHOLT, B. PAWLOWSKI, Klára MAREČKOVÁ and P. CERMAKOVA. Sex differences in the association of childhood socioeconomic position and later-life depressive symptoms in Europe: the mediating effect of education. SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2021, vol. 56, No 6, p. 1091-1101. ISSN 0933-7954. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-02018-0.
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Original name Sex differences in the association of childhood socioeconomic position and later-life depressive symptoms in Europe: the mediating effect of education
Authors CSAJBOK, Z., A. KAGSTROM, I. KAREHOLT, B. PAWLOWSKI, Klára MAREČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and P. CERMAKOVA.
Edition SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEIDELBERG, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2021, 0933-7954.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30215 Psychiatry
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.519
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14740/21:00120230
Organization unit Central European Institute of Technology
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-02018-0
UT WoS 000606347000001
Keywords in English Depression; Sex differences; Socioeconomic position; Education; Mediation; Europe
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Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Pavla Foltynová, Ph.D., učo 106624. Changed: 21/2/2022 10:06.
Abstract
Purpose We aimed to study sex differences in the association of childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) with later-life depressive symptoms, the mediating effect of education and explore regional differences across Europe. Methods The study included 58,851 participants (55% women, mean age 65 years) from the multicentre, population-based Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Interviews were conducted in six waves and included measurements of childhood SEP (household characteristics at the age of 10) and depressive symptoms (EURO-D scale). Linear regression was used to study the association of childhood SEP with depressive symptoms, adjusting for covariates, and structural equation modelling assessed the mediating effect of education. Results In the fully adjusted model, higher childhood SEP was associated with lower depressive symptoms with a greater magnitude in women (B = - 0.07; 95% CI - 0.08, - 0.05) than in men (B = - 0.02; 95% CI - 0.03, - 0.00). Relative to men, childhood SEP had 3 times greater direct effect on depressive symptoms in women, and education had 3.7 times stronger mediating effect against childhood SEP. These associations and the sex differences were particularly pronounced in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe. Conclusion Growing up in poor socioeconomic conditions is a stronger risk factor for the development of depressive symptoms for women than for men. Education may have a stronger preventive potential for women in reducing the adverse effects of childhood socioeconomic hardship. Central and Eastern European populations experience disproportionately higher risk of later-life depression due to lower SEP and greater sex differences.
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NU20J-04-00022, research and development projectName: Zdravé stárnutí mozku: Celoživotní perspektiva
Investor: Ministry of Health of the CR, Healthy Brain Ageing in Czechia over the life-course, Subprogram 2 - junior
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