Understanding the Benefits of Different Types and Timing of Education for Mental Health: A Sequence Analysis Approach

Anusha M Vable, Catherine dP Duarte, S Rae Wannier, Alec M Chan-Golston, Alison K Cohen, M Maria Glymour, Robert K Ream and Irene H Yen

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2024, vol. 79, issue 4, 156-1463

Abstract: ObjectivesIndividuals increasingly experience delays or interruptions in schooling; we evaluate the association between these nontraditional education trajectories and mental health.MethodsUsing year-by-year education data for 7,501 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 participants, ages 14–48 (262,535 person-years of education data), we applied sequence analysis and a clustering algorithm to identify educational trajectory groups, incorporating both type and timing to credential. Linear regression models, adjusted for early-life confounders, evaluated relationships between educational trajectories and mental health component summary (MCS) scores from the 12-item short form instrument at age 50. We evaluated effect modification by race, gender, and race by gender.ResultsWe identified 24 distinct educational trajectories based on highest credential and educational timing. Compared to high school (HS) diplomas,

Keywords: Education; Educational trajectories; Health disparities; Mental health; Sequence analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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