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      Intergenerational social mobility and subjective wellbeing in later life

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      Social Science & Medicine
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          Abstract

          Whereas a great deal of literature has been devoted to investigating the link between intergenerational social mobility and health, the few studies that have examined the association between social mobility and life satisfaction have produced conflicting findings. In the present study, we attempt to rectify several shortcomings common to previous work by examining the association between intergenerational social mobility and both life satisfaction and self-rated health as measured in later-life. Our sample consisted of individuals born in Scotland in 1936, who took part in the Scottish Mental Survey 1947 and were subsequently followed-up into later-life. Regression analyses demonstrated that satisfaction with life at age 78 was not significantly predicted by childhood or adulthood socioeconomic status, or by the amount of social mobility experienced from parental occupational social class. In contrast, self-rated health at age 78 was significantly predicted by adult socioeconomic status and by education, but not by social mobility from parental occupational social class. These results suggest that efforts to promote upwards social mobility may not result in better subjective wellbeing, despite the apparent benefits for health.

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          Journal
          Social Science & Medicine
          Social Science & Medicine
          Elsevier BV
          02779536
          September 2017
          September 2017
          : 188
          : 11-20
          Article
          10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.038
          28692825
          abc90b07-d5d8-47e7-b76c-97df0643dd6f
          © 2017

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