000162811 001__ 162811 000162811 005__ 20251017144643.0 000162811 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s11205-025-03690-y 000162811 0248_ $$2sideral$$a145345 000162811 037__ $$aART-2025-145345 000162811 041__ $$aeng 000162811 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2893-4051$$aMontuenga, Víctor M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000162811 245__ $$aOvereducation and Mental Health in Spain 000162811 260__ $$c2025 000162811 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000162811 5203_ $$aPrior studies have identified a positive effect of an individual’s educational attainment on their mental well-being. However, this effect appears to be less pronounced among university graduates. Two potential explanations for this phenomenon are overeducation and the possible existence of reverse causality. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between overeducation and indicators of poor mental health, among highly educated workers in Spain, considering the possible mutual influence between these variables. To this end, the Simulated Maximum Likelihood method is employed to control potential simultaneity effects, using data from the last two waves (2014, 2020) of the European Health Interview Survey. The results obtained suggest that, among highly educated workers, overeducation does not appear to result in a decline in mental health. Conversely, they indicate that mental conditions may play a role in the phenomenon of overeducation in the workplace. Different arguments are posited as potential explanations for the outcomes observed. 000162811 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2020-118355RB-I00$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-23R 000162811 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 000162811 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000162811 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2503-2829$$aGarcía-Mainar, Inmaculada$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000162811 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000162811 773__ $$g(2025), [20 pp.]$$pSoc. indic. res.$$tSocial Indicators Research$$x0303-8300 000162811 8564_ $$s1149183$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/162811/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000162811 8564_ $$s1222573$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/162811/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000162811 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:162811$$particulos$$pdriver 000162811 951__ $$a2025-10-17-14:33:06 000162811 980__ $$aARTICLE