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Title: An Integrative Model of Inter- and Intragenerational Preconception Processes Influencing Birthweight in the United States
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Kane, Jennifer B. |
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An Integrative Model of Inter- and Intragenerational Preconception Processes Influencing Birthweight in the United States Journal of Health and Social Behavior 56,2 (June 2015): 246-261. Also: http://hsb.sagepub.com/content/56/2/246.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Birthweight; Human Capital; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Marital Status; Modeling, Structural Equation; Mothers and Daughters; Mothers, Health; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Social inequalities in birthweight are an important population health concern as low birthweight is one mechanism through which inequalities are reproduced across generations. Yet, we do not understand what causes these social inequalities. This study draws together theoretic and empiric findings from disparate disciplines—sociology, economics, public health, and behavior genetics—to develop a new integrative intra- and intergenerational model of preconception processes influencing birthweight. This model is empirically tested using structural equation modeling and population-level data containing linked mother-daughter pairs from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) and the Children of the NLSY79 (N = 1,580 mother-daughter pairs). Results reveal that birthweight is shaped by preconception factors dating back to women’s early life environment as well as conditions dating back three generations, via integrative intra- and intergenerational processes. These processes reveal specific pathways through which social inequality can transmit from mothers to children via birthweight. |
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Kane, Jennifer B. "An Integrative Model of Inter- and Intragenerational Preconception Processes Influencing Birthweight in the United States." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 56,2 (June 2015): 246-261.
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