Josephine Jackisch’s study in Social Science & Medicine explores the impact of childhood adversity on the socioeconomic gradient in adult mortality. Analyzing data from the Stockholm Birth Cohort, it finds that in a counterfactual scenario, the education and income-related mortality gap was reduced by 40–54%. These findings suggest that addressing childhood adversity is a crucial policy entry point for reducing long-term health disparities.
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Is mental health affected by a sibling’s cancer diagnosis?
A study by Sara Kjellsson, Kristiina Rajaleid, and Bitte Modin in PLoS ONE investigates the ‘spill-over’ effect of severe illness in sibling relationships. It shows that a sibling’s cancer diagnosis increases the risk of psychiatric illness, with stronger effects for unmarried pairs and specific sexes. This highlights the need for a family-focused approach in healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298175
How does the length of parents’ lifespan relate to health and aging in their children?
Anna Thalén and Anders Ledberg conducted two studies on the impact of parental age at death on offsprings.
The first study found that longer parental lifespan was associated with decreased offspring mortality and hospitalization risk.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04786-9
The second study revealed a correlation between parental lifespan and age at first birth, providing support for evolutionary theories suggesting a trade-off between aging and reproduction.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112396
Recent publication on development of crime from childhood to retirement age
The recently published study by Fredrik Sivertsson, Christoffer Carlsson, Ylva B Almquist, and Lars Brännström explores heterogeneity in the aggregate age-crime curve. By utilizing The Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study, the researchers are able to analyze how individuals cluster together to form different trajectories of offending from age 9 to 64. These results are discussedContinue reading “Recent publication on development of crime from childhood to retirement age”
The Nordic Mensa Fund awards “Article of the Year” to a SBC Multigen study
Our colleagues Kriistina Rajaleid and Denny Vågerö have been awarded the Article of the Year 2023 from the Nordic Mensa Fund, for their study “Parental and family determinants of the Flynn effect”. A study by PhD Kristiina Rajaleid and Professor Emeritus Denny Vågerö was selected as one of the year’s best scientific article in theContinue reading “The Nordic Mensa Fund awards “Article of the Year” to a SBC Multigen study”
ICON at SLLS 2023
Eleven ICON members attended the Society of Longitudinal and Life Course Studies conference in Munich where they organised a symposium “Making or breaking the cycle”. The event included several presentations and a poster presentation on topics such as life expectancy, psychiatric disorders, substance misuse, childhood adversity, resilience and vulnerability, and more. The team also led individual oral presentations related to socioeconomics, loneliness, parental health, and children’s care.