Childhood correlates of adult positive mental well-being in three British longitudinal studies.
Natasha WoodRebecca HardyDavid BannCatharine R GaleMai StaffordPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
These findings confirm that parenting and parental mental health, as well as socioeconomic circumstances, are important for adult mental well-being. Interventions in early childhood aimed at reducing socioeconomic adversity and offering support to parents might be warranted, to enhance adult mental well-being later on in the life course.