Psychosocial status of older adults in Europe during pandemic is linked with educational level of their adult children

Harvard Bell Fellow Erika Meza, PhD, is an author on a novel paper that reports finding an association between higher levels of adult children’s educational attainment (a core marker of socio-economic status) with their older parents experiencing a lower prevalence of nervous, sad or depressed feelings, or sleep problems in areas in Europe hardest hit by the pandemic.