Research found our biological age could be affected by whether or not your grandparents attained a college degree, suggesting the benefits of socioeconomic status can be passed down not just to the next generation, but also the generation after that

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Children's (11 years old) behavioral problems are linked to higher hair cortisol levels, which are strongly correlated with maternal stress. These levels are also related to low socioeconomic status and school-related stress

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New research found that childhood neglect increases the likelihood of various adverse health outcomes in adulthood. However, having a heightened socioeconomic status and the presence of a protective adult during childhood substantially weaken this association.

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Study found 34% of couples follow “male breadwinner” pattern but only 5% “female breadwinner”. Male breadwinner pattern was most common among couples with lower socio-economic status, while female breadwinner arose when wives entered marriage with higher earnings and education levels than husbands.

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New Research suggests that male victimhood ideology among South Korean men is driven more by perceived socioeconomic status decline rather than objective economic hardship.

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Recent studies reveal that microphone quality in videoconferences can significantly influence social judgments, affecting perceptions of intelligence, hireability, credibility, and desirability, potentially contributing to unintentional bias linked to socioeconomic status.

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Study has uncovered evidence that the body’s internal regulation of eating may be influenced by an individual’s socio-economic background: internal signals from the vagus nerve may be more closely aligned with eating behaviour in individuals from higher socio-economic backgrounds 🍽️📊💰

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People with psychopathic personality traits are often thought to be destined for antisocial and criminal behavior. But new research found that higher socioeconomic status 💰 and strong parental monitoring 👨‍👩‍👧 can reduce likelihood that people high in psychopathic traits will engage in criminal activity.

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New research finds that high school factors predict adult body weight, especially for women. For women, both family and school socioeconomic status (SES) 💰, along with popularity 👩‍🤝‍👩, were significantly linked to adult weight. For men, the connection existed but was less pronounced.

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Poorer children more likely to age faster than affluent counterparts, study finds. 🧒💔 Biological disadvantages may be shaped in first decade of a child’s life depending on family affluence. Children from higher affluence had longer telomeres and lower cortisol levels compared with low affluence. 📉💰

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#ChildHealth #SocioeconomicStatus #BiologicalAging #Telomeres #CortisolLevels

New research suggests that different aspects of socioeconomic status are associated with distinct patterns of brain structure 🧠, connectivity 🔗, and behavior 🧩—and these associations can vary depending on whether they occur in early or later stages of life.

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Maybe the saying “money can buy happiness” is true. 💰😊 A new study found that generally, higher levels of education 📚 were more consistently linked to indicators of better health, whereas higher levels of income 💵 were associated with higher levels of well-being.

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Married couples from lower socioeconomic backgrounds more likely to show synchronized heart rates than from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. This builds on past research showing that people from less privileged backgrounds tend to prioritize relationships ❤️ and are more attuned to those around them. 👫💞

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🧠 Higher family income in middle-aged Korean men is linked to increased brain activity in regions associated with reward and stress regulation (caudate, putamen, anterior cingulate, hippocampus, amygdala).

📊 Positron emission tomography data from 233 healthy males (average age 43, mean income $61,319 USD) were analyzed, showing a correlation between income and glucose metabolism in specific brain areas.

🔬 Education level, unlike family income, did not show a significant association with brain glucose metabolism patterns in this study of middle-aged men.

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🧠 Genes Drive Young Adult Success: A new study in Scientific Reports suggests genetics, not just life experiences, heavily influence a young adult's cognitive ability and future socioeconomic status.

📊 Genetic Influence Quantified: Research using twin data indicates that between 75% of cognitive ability differences and up to 98% of the link between cognitive ability and job success are genetically driven.

💡 Implications for Inequality: The findings, particularly strong in a study from Sweden, suggest that a significant genetic component to success may explain why some social equality programs have limited long-term impact.

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Among 649 environmental, behavioral, health, and socioeconomic factors examined in nearly 10,000 children, socioeconomic status (SES) showed the strongest associations with brain organization. Most associations had the same underlying brain pattern as SES, centered on primary motor/sensory cortex.

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Parental wealth may be more important than whether they smoke or drink for a child's future health. Socioeconomic status had the biggest effect overall - 15% of the child health effects were linked with family affluence.

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