title: Maternal social status, early health capital, and young adults' economic attainment: Early life course investigation.
abstract: Using survey data collected from 12,278 adolescents and their mothers over 13 years in a nationally representative National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examined how maternal social status influenced young adults' economic attainment over the early life course. We found that weight at birth and height at adolescence as early health capital mediated the influence of maternal social status on young adults' economic attainment. Also, adolescents' educational attainment and psychological vulnerabilities mediated the relation between early health capital and young adults' economic attainment. These findings highlight the importance of early intervention to prevent the persistent influence of adverse maternal social status on youths' developmental outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child & Youth Welfare, PyeongTaek University, South Korea. Electronic address: jhkim013@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jihyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, United States.
authors.forename: K A S
authors.initials: KAS
authors.lastname: Wickrama
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000067697:Adolescent Health; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D000068104:Infant Health; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009035:Mothers; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Birth weight; Early health capital; Height; Maternal social status; Young adults’ economic attainment