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Author: Rowan, Kathleen
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1. Shippee, Tetyana P.
Rowan, Kathleen
Sivagnanam, Kamesh
Oakes, J. Michael
Examining the Impact of Maternal Health, Race, and Socioeconomic Status on Daughter's Self-Rated Health Over Three Decades
International Journal of Aging and Human Development 81,3 (September 2015): 155-175.
Also: http://ahd.sagepub.com/content/81/3/155.abstract
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Modeling, Growth Curve/Latent Trajectory Analysis; Mothers and Daughters; Mothers, Health; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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This study examines the role of mother's health and socioeconomic status on daughter's self-rated health using data spanning three decades from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Mature Women and Young Women (N = 1,848 matched mother-daughter pairs; 1,201 White and 647 African American). Using nested growth curve models, we investigated whether mother's self-rated health affected the daughter's self-rated health and whether socioeconomic status mediated this relationship. Mother’s health significantly influenced daughters' self-rated health, but the findings were mediated by mother's socioeconomic status. African American daughters reported lower self-rated health and experienced more decline over time compared with White daughters, accounting for mother's and daughter's covariates. Our findings reveal maternal health and resources as a significant predictor of daughters' self-rated health and confirm the role of socioeconomic status and racial disparities over time.
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Shippee, Tetyana P., Kathleen Rowan, Kamesh Sivagnanam and J. Michael Oakes. "Examining the Impact of Maternal Health, Race, and Socioeconomic Status on Daughter's Self-Rated Health Over Three Decades." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 81,3 (September 2015): 155-175.