ArticleBrain sciences2018
Parental Educational Attainment and Mental Well-Being of College Students; Diminished Returns of Blacks.
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- First-generation college graduates have similar depressive symptoms in midlife as multi-generational college graduates.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Educated but Unhealthy? Examining Minorities' Diminished Returns.Global journal of epidemiology and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Exposure to Adverse Life Events among Children Transitioning into Adolescence: Intersections of Socioeconomic Position and Race.Journal of mental health & clinical psychology · 2024Article
- Caste-based Diminished Returns of Educational Attainment on Wealth Accumulation in India.Open journal of educational research · 2024Article
- What is Common Becomes Normal; Black-White Variation in the Effects of Adversities on Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco and Marijuana During Transitioning into Adolescence.Journal of mental health & clinical psychology · 2024Article
- Blacks' Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US.Open journal of educational research · 2024Article
- Education Does Not Equally Increase Financial Well-being for All.Journal of social mathematical & human engineering sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccording to the Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, the health returns of socioeconomic status (SES) are systemically smaller for Blacks compared to Whites. Less is known, however, about trans-generational aspects of such diminished gains. For example, the differential impact of parental educational attainment on differences in mental well-being between White versus Black college students remains unknown.
aimsWith a national scope, this study explored racial differences in the effect of parental educational attainment on the mental well-being of college students in the United States.
methodsThe Healthy Mind Study (HMS), 2016⁻2017, is a national telephone survey that included 41,898 college students. The sample was composed of Whites (
resultsIn the pooled sample, high parental educational attainment was associated with better mental wellbeing, independent of race, age, and gender. Race, however, showed a significant interaction with parental educational attainment on students' mental wellbeing, indicating a smaller effect of parent education on the mental wellbeing of Black compared to White college students.
conclusionsThe returns of parental educational attainment in terms of mental well-being is smaller for Black college students compared to their White counterparts. To minimize the diminished returns of parental education in Black families, policies should go beyond equalizing SES and reduce the structural barriers that are common in the lives of Black families. Policies should also aim to reduce extra costs of upward social mobility, prevent discrimination, and enhance the quality of education for Blacks. As the mechanisms that are involved in MDR are multi-level, multi-level solutions are needed to minimize the racial gaps in gaining mental health benefits from higher socioeconomic levels.
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