Housing Tenure and Mental Health Across Adulthood: Evidence from the 1970 British Birth Cohort

Background In the UK, declining home ownership and delayed entry into the housing market have reshaped patterns of housing tenure (whether people own or rent their homes) across adulthood. Home ownership may reflect socioeconomic advantage, but may also provide greater housing security, stability and control, with implications for mental health. Using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), this study examines how home ownership trajectories, defined by whether, when and for how long individuals own their homes, are associated with mental health in midlife. Methods We analysed data fr

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