Socioeconomic factors in the age-graded effect of incarceration on depressive symptoms in early adulthood

Citation

Liu, H. & Clark, B. (2023). Socioeconomic factors in the age-graded effect of incarceration on depressive symptoms in early adulthood. Soc Sci Res. vol. 111 pp. 102871

Abstract

Based on insights from the stress process and life-course paradigms, this study investigates the effect of incarceration on depressive symptoms during early adulthood (ages 18-40). We employed fixed-effects dynamic panel models that adjust for confounding effects due to unobserved time-invariant variables and reverse causality using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 11, 811). Our analysis shows that the effect of incarceration on depressive symptoms is greater when incarceration occurs after individuals have established a stable adult status (ages 32-40) as compared to incarceration that occurs at earlier stages of adulthood (ages 18-24 and ages 25-31). The age-graded effect of incarceration on depressive symptoms is partially attributable to time-varying effects of incarceration on socioeconomic factors, such as employment status and income. All these findings contribute to our understanding of the mental health consequences of incarceration.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2023.102871

Keyword(s)

Adult

Notes

1096-0317

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Soc Sci Res

Author(s)

Liu, H.
Clark, B.

Year Published

2023

Volume Number

111

Pages

102871

Edition

2023/03/11

DOI

10.1016/j.ssresearch.2023.102871

Reference ID

9996