scholarly journals The role of acquaintanceship in the perception of child behaviour problems

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-377
Author(s):  
Gert Kroes ◽  
Jan W. Veerman ◽  
Eric E. J. De Bruyn
Keyword(s):  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Child Behaviour Problems

scholarly journals Maternal smoking during pregnancy and child behaviour problems: the Generation R Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine J Roza ◽  
Frank C Verhulst ◽  
Vincent WV Jaddoe ◽  
Eric AP Steegers ◽  
Johan P Mackenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Smoking During Pregnancy ◽  
Child Behaviour Problems ◽  
Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy

scholarly journals A Mother's Attitude Towards her Infant and Child Behaviour Five Years Later

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 748-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Bor ◽  
Patricia A. Brennan ◽  
Gail M. Williams ◽  
Jake M. Najman ◽  
Michael O'callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Sensitive Period ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Maternal Attitude ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Child Behaviour Problems ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The relationship between maternal attitude to the infant at 6 months of age and behavioural outcomes at 5 years is explored, controlling for numerous demographic, child and psychosocial family factors. Method: Data was used from the Mater-University Study of Pregnancy, an Australian longitudinal study of over 7000 mothers and children followed from pregnancy to when the children were 5 years. Measures ranging from the key variables of maternal attitude and child behaviour as well as numerous confounders were dichotomised. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between maternal negative attitude toward the infant and clinically significant levels of child behaviour problems and other infant risks, early social risks, and concurrent social risks. Results: The results suggest that maternal negative attitude towards the infant at 6 months is an independent predictor of child behaviour problems at 5 years. This association remained significant for boys’ externalizing behaviours and girls’ internalizing behaviours. Conclusions: The findings lend support to the concept of a sensitive period in early infancy; the need for a broad perspective in the assessment of the mother-infant relationship and the need for early intervention with dysfunctional mother-infant dyads.

scholarly journals Maternal pre-pregnancy weight and externalising behaviour problems in preschool children: a UK-based twin study

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. e005974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia E Antoniou ◽  
Tom Fowler ◽  
Keith Reed ◽  
Taunton R Southwood ◽  
Joseph P McCleery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Shared Environment ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Common Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Behaviour Problems ◽  
Pregnancy Weight ◽  
Internalising Problems

ObjectiveTo estimate the heritability of child behaviour problems and investigate the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and child behaviour problems in a genetically sensitive design.DesignObservational cross-sectional study.SettingThe Twins and Multiple Births Association Heritability Study (TAMBAHS) is an online UK-wide volunteer-based study investigating the development of twins from birth until 5 years of age.ParticipantsA total of 443 (16% of the initial registered members) mothers answered questions on pre-pregnancy weight and their twins’ internalising and externalising problems using the Child Behavior Checklist and correcting for important covariates including gestational age, twins’ birth weight, age and sex, mother's educational level and smoking (before, during and after pregnancy).Primary outcomesThe heritability of behaviour problems and their association with maternal pre-pregnancy weight.ResultsThe genetic analysis suggested that genetic and common environmental factors account for most of the variation in externalising disorders (an ACE model was the most parsimonious with genetic factors (A) explaining 46% (95% CI 33% to 60%) of the variance, common environment (C) explaining 42% (95% CI 27% to 54%) and non-shared environmental factors (E) explaining 13% (95% CI 10% to 16%) of the variance. For internalising problems, a CE model was the most parsimonious model with the common environment explaining 51% (95% CI 44% to 58%) of the variance and non-shared environment explaining 49% (95% CI 42% to 56%) of the variance. Moreover, the regression analysis results suggested that children of overweight mothers showed a trend (OR=1.10, 95% CI 0.58% to 2.06) towards being more aggressive and exhibit externalising behaviours compared to children of normal weight mothers.ConclusionsMaternal pre-pregnancy weight may play a role in children's aggressive behaviour.

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