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  • 标题:The Enduring Impact of Childhood Experience on Mental Health: Evidence Using Instrumented Co-Twin Data
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  • 作者:Rachel Berner Shalem ; Francesca Cornaglia ; Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
  • 期刊名称:CEP Discussion Paper
  • 出版年度:2012
  • 卷号:2012
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Centre for Economic Performance
  • 摘要:The question of whether there is a lasting effect of childhood experience on mental health has eluded causal measurement. We draw upon identical twin data and econometric instrumentation to provide an unbiased answer. We find that 55% of a one standard deviation change in mental health due to idiosyncratic experience at age 9 will still be present three years later. Extending the analysis, we find such persistence to vary with age at impact, gender, and mental health sub-categories. This investigation allows us to get a grasp on the degree to which childhood events influence health and socio-economic outcomes by way of their lagged effect on subsequent mental health. A better understanding of the evolution of mental health also helps identifying when mental health issues can be most effectively treated.
  • 关键词:mental health;childhood experience;twin study;instrumental variable analysis
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