In this paper we address the question of how much of adult life satisfaction is predicted by childhood traits, parental … characteristics of the child and family at birth predict no more than 1.2% of the variance in average adult life satisfaction. A …, occupational class and family income, are not strong predictors of adult life satisfaction. However, we find robust evidence that …

In this paper we address the question of how much of adult life satisfaction is predicted by childhood traits, parental … characteristics of the child and family at birth predict no more than 1.2% of the variance in average adult life satisfaction. A …, occupational class and family income, are not strong predictors of adult life satisfaction. However, we find robust evidence that …

Many studies have shown that childhood circumstances can have long term consequences that persist until old age. To … situation during childhood on quality of life after retirement as well as the mediating role of later life health, educational …, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) with full information on childhood and later life measures of health, educational …