Early life adversity and health inequality: a dual interaction model

The Journal of Chinese Sociology

Table 5 Decomposition of the channel effect of early life adversity on health (N = 9701)

	Type of early life adversity			Duration of early life adversity
		Robust	Mediating effect		Robust	Mediating effect
	Estimate	SE	%	Estimate	SE	%
Early life adversity
Total effect	0.277***	0.023		0.146***	0.024
Direct effect	0.081***	0.024		0.031	0.024
Indirect effect	0.196***	0.047	70.76	0.115**	0.049	78.77
Serious illness in early life
Total effect	0.255***	0.021		0.133***	0.022
Direct effect	0.245***	0.021		0.127***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.010*	0.005	3.92	0.006	0.006	4.51
Self-rated poor health in early life
Total effect	0.254***	0.021		0.132***	0.022
Direct effect	0.230***	0.022		0.120***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.023***	0.008	9.06	0.012	0.009	9.09
Education
Total effect	0.256***	0.021		0.134***	0.022
Direct effect	0.234***	0.022		0.115***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.022**	0.009	8.59	0.019*	0.01	14.18
Non-agricultural employment
Total effect	0.257***	0.021		0.134***	0.022
Direct effect	0.246***	0.021		0.122***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.011	0.010	4.28	0.011	0.01	8.21
Residence place
Total effect	0.258***	0.021		0.135***	0.022
Direct effect	0.243***	0.021		0.124***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.015	0.011	5.81	0.011	0.011	8.2
Relative economic status
Total effect	0.259***	0.021		0.135***	0.022
Direct effect	0.221***	0.022		0.114***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.038**	0.019	14.67	0.021	0.02	15.56
Disability risk
Total effect	0.260***	0.022		0.138***	0.022
Direct effect	0.239***	0.022		0.127***	0.022
Indirect effect	0.021	0.019	8.08	0.011	0.019	7.97
Depressed emotions
Total effect	0.273***	0.023		0.143***	0.024
Direct effect	0.129***	0.023		0.058**	0.024
Indirect effect	0.144***	0.041	52.75	0.085**	0.043	59.44