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Early-life socioeconomic status

Early-life socioeconomic status has been studied in 2 papers since 2022: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Jul 20, 2023: “Early socioeconomic status, social mobility and cognitive trajectories in later life: A life course perspective”.

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“showed an association between the cultural aspects of early-life SEC disadvantage and physical activity among women”
Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances and Physical Activity in Older Age: Women Pay the PricePsychological science2022doi:10.1177/09567976211036061

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Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • 1 finding against
  • Funders: Banting Research Foundation and 6 more
  • Humans2

What did studies of Early-life socioeconomic status find?

1

Studies of Early-life socioeconomic status measured 1 outcome; the most studied are physical activity (1 study).

Physical activity

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Early-life socioeconomic status has no effect on physical activity in humans.

    “The material aspects of early-life SECs were not associated with adult-life physical activity.”

    Humansmaterial aspects of early-life SECsn = 56,331

    Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances and Physical Activity in Older Age: Women Pay the Price

    Psychological science

What is Early-life socioeconomic status linked with?

2

Studies link Early-life socioeconomic status with 2 measures, most often cognitive ability (1 study) and physical activity (1).

Cognitive ability

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Early-life socioeconomic status is associated with cognitive ability in humans.

    “The study confirmed a positive relationship between socioeconomic status in early life and cognitive ability in later life.”

    Humans

    Early socioeconomic status, social mobility and cognitive trajectories in later life: A life course perspective

    Economics and human biology

Physical activity

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Early-life socioeconomic status is associated with physical activity in humans.

    “showed an association between the cultural aspects of early-life SEC disadvantage and physical activity among women”

    Humanscultural aspects of early-life SEC disadvantagefemalesn = 56,331

    Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances and Physical Activity in Older Age: Women Pay the Price

    Psychological science

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