Education and Health in Late-Life among High School Graduates: Cognitive versus Psychological Aspects of Human Capital

Autor/in	Herd, Pamela
Titel	Education and Health in Late-Life among High School Graduates: Cognitive versus Psychological Aspects of Human Capital
Quelle	In: Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 51 (2010) 4, S.478-496 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1465
DOI	10.1177/0022146510386796
Schlagwörter	Human Capital; Educational Attainment; High School Graduates; Health; Correlation; Cognitive Ability; Longitudinal Studies; Academic Achievement; Hypothesis Testing; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Gesundheit; Korrelation; Denkfähigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Schulleistung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Messdaten
Abstract	Just as postsecondary schooling serves as a dividing line between the advantaged and disadvantaged on outcomes like income and marital status, it also serves as a dividing line between the healthy and unhealthy. Why are the better educated healthier? Human capital theory posits that education makes one healthier via cognitive (skill improvements) and noncognitive psychological resources (traits such as conscientiousness and a sense of mastery). I employ the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (1957-2005) to test the relative strength of measures of cognitive human capital versus noncognitive psychological human capital in explaining the relationship between education and health outcomes among high school graduates. I find little evidence that noncognitive psychological human capital is a significant mediator, but find a relatively significant role for cognitive human capital, as measured by high school academic performance. It is not just higher educational attainment; academic performance is strongly linked to health in later life. (Contains 4 notes and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10