The richer the parents, the lower kids’ risk of developing a psychiatric disorder. But why?
Exploring how socioeconomic factors and inherited predispositions shape mental well-being from childhood through adulthood. In adolescence, it’s mostly environmental. By the time kids leave the home, it’s overwhelmingly genetic. Later on, same, but the correlation drops: parents matter less with time! The odd thing: the lowest quartile of income earners have the highest risk, but … Read more
