Self-rated health of university students in Germany-The importance of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors and the parental socio-economic status.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health inequalities start early in life. The time of young adulthood, between late teens and early twenties, is especially interesting in this regard. This time of emerging adulthood, the transition from being a child to becoming an adult, is characterized by the detachment from parents and establishing of an own independent life. From a health inequality perspective, the question about the importance of the socio-economic background of parents is important. University students are an especially interesting group. Many students come from a privileged background and the question of health inequality among university students has not yet been properly studied.

Methods

Based on the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), we analyzed health inequalities among 9,000

SUBMITTER: Deindl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950386 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature