Better health, but growing social and health inequalities among young adults in Germany due to educational expansion? A counterfactual mediation analysis
Our findings suggest that a high educational attainment is becoming increasingly important for success in the labor market and good SRH. Young adults with a low level of education are becoming a smaller but increasingly vulnerable group, which poses challenges for future prevention.
Authors
- Johannes Beller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3041-9895)
- Stefanie Sperlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-7384)
- Batoul Safieddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7997-8049)
Institutions
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118604
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00