Previous studies have provided evidence of the lasting impact of low socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood on adulthood health. However, the mediating pathway that links them is still under debate. In this study, we examine how educational attainment, household income, and social support...

We attempt to examine the extent to which poverty in childhood adversely affects success in adulthood, using micro data from nationwide surveys in Japan and taking into account the recursive structure of life outcomes. We use retrospective assessments of income class at the age of 15, because...

In this analysis, we attempted to investigate how subjective well-being (SWB) was associated with income dynamics for male employees in Japan (N = 1,004), on the basis of a panel dataset of career wage records covering a period of more than 30 years. It is widely recognized that income is a key...