Titre :
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Effects of Timing and Level of Degree Attained on Depressive Symptoms and Self-Rated Health at Midlife. (2012)
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Auteurs :
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WALSEMANN (Katrina-M) : USA. Department of Health Promotion. Education. And Behavior. Arnold School of Public Health. University of South Carolina. Columbia. ;
BELL (Bethany-A) : USA. Educational Psychology. Research. And Foundations Program. University of South Carolina. ;
HUMMER (Robert-A) : USA. Department of Sociology and the Population Research Center at the University of Texas. Austin.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 102, n° 3, 2012)
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Pagination :
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557-563
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Etat dépressif
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Etat santé
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Autoévaluation
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 88B8DR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We examined whether attaining a higher educational degree after 25 years of age was associated with fewer depressive symptoms and better self-rated health at midlife than was not attaining a higher educational degree. Methods. We analyzed data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, restricting our sample to respondents who had not attained a bachelor's degree by 25 years of age (n =7179). We stratified all regression models by highest degree attained by 25 years of age. Results. Among respondents with no degree, a high school diploma, or a post-high school certificate at 25 years of age, attaining at least a bachelor's degree by midlife was associated with fewer depressive symptoms and better self-rated health at midlife compared with respondents who did not attain a higher degree by midlife. Those with an associate's degree at 25 years of age who later attained a bachelor's degree or higher reported better health at midlife. Conclusions. Attaining at least a bachelor's degree after 25 years of age is associated with better midlife health. Other specifications of educational timing and its health effects across the life course should be studied.
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