RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 (Breaking) intergenerational transmission of mental health
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1222-12711R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.1222-12711R2
A1 Bütikofer, Aline
A1 Ginja, Rita
A1 Karbownik, Krzysztof
A1 Landaud, Fanny
YR 2023
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2023/10/02/jhr.1222-12711R2.abstract
AB We estimate health associations across generations using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a 9.3 percentage point (40%) higher probability of a mental health diagnosis of their adolescent child. Intensive margin physical and mental health associations are similar, and extended family estimates account for 42% of the intergenerational persistence. We also show that a policy targeting additional health resources for the young children of adults diagnosed with mental health conditions reduced the parent-child mental health association by 39%.