Poverty and mental illness pass through families in gendered ways, study shows

Swedish researchers tracking four generations found that economic hardship and psychological distress move down family lines differently for men and women—a pattern that affects which children become disadvantaged adults. Understanding these gender-specific pathways could reshape how policymakers design interventions to break cycles of poverty and illness.

Originaltitel: Disentangling the multigenerational transmissions of socioeconomic disadvantages and mental health problems by gender and across lineages: Findings from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study