Family Characteristics and Children's Preschool Trajectories of Disruptive Behaviours

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
R. Carbonneau ◽  
X. Liu ◽  
M. Boivin ◽  
R. Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Parental Characteristics ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
Disruptive Behaviours ◽  
Psychosocial Maladjustment

Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between parental characteristics and parental practices and the trajectories of Disruptive Behaviours (DBs) during early childhood.Method:Trajectories of DBs - Hyperactivity, Oppositional behaviour and Physical Aggression - were assessed based on annual mother interviews from 17 to 60 months for a Canadian population-representative birth cohort (N=2057).Results:Frequency of DBs increased from 17 to 41 months and then tended to decline. Parental characteristics and parental practices were both associated with chronic trajectories of DBs.Conclusion:Early childhood is a critical period to prevent later DBs during school years that leads to psychosocial maladjustment during adolescence and adulthood.

Associations between multisystem stress reactivity and peer nominated aggression in early childhood vary by sex

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1888-1898
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Hagan ◽  
Danielle S. Roubinov ◽  
W. Thomas Boyce ◽  
Nicole R. Bush
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Peer Ratings ◽  
Cortisol Reactivity ◽  
Physiological Stress Response

AbstractThere is emerging evidence that the development of problematic aggression in childhood may be associated with specific physiological stress response patterns, with both biological overactivation and underactivation implicated. This study tested associations between sex-specific patterns of stress responses across the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and peer nominations of aggression among 271 kindergarten children (Mean age = 5.32 years; 52% Female; 44% White). Upon entry to kindergarten, children participated in a multidomain standardized stress paradigm. Changes in pre-ejection period (PEP) and salivary cortisol were assessed. On a separate day, children provided peer ratings of physical and relational aggression in a standardized interview. As expected, there was a significant three-way interaction between PEP, cortisol reactivity, and sex, but only for physical aggression. Among boys, cortisol reactivity was positively associated with physical aggression only for those with higher SNS reactivity. Findings suggest that for boys, asymmetrical and symmetrical HPA/SNS reactivity may be associated with lower and higher risk for peer-directed physical aggression, respectively. Understanding the complex associations between multisystem physiology, child sex and peer-directed aggression in early childhood may offer insight into individual differences underlying the emergence of behavioral dysregulation in early peer contexts.

Nonparental Caregivers, Parents, and Early Academic Achievement Among Children from Latino/a Immigrant Households

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 884-906
Author(s):  
Lilla K. Pivnick
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Early Academic Achievement

Drawing on ecological systems and social capital perspectives, this study uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort to investigate links between early nonparental caregiver beliefs about early academic skills and children’s math and reading achievement in kindergarten with special attention to the children from Latino/a immigrant households. Regression analyses revealed that nonparental caregiver beliefs were associated with academic achievement at kindergarten entry and that types of alignment or misalignment between nonparental caregiver and parental beliefs were differentially associated with math achievement but not reading. Notably, the association between nonparental caregiver beliefs and children’s academic achievement was more consequential for children from Latino/a immigrant households. Results suggest that having nonparental caregivers with low early academic skills beliefs may be especially detrimental for children from Latino/a immigrant households.

The link between sleep problems in infancy and early childhood and attention problems at 5 and 14years: Evidence from a birth cohort study

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 419-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances V. O'Callaghan ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Michael O'Callaghan ◽  
Alexandra Clavarino ◽  
Gail M. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood

Staphylococcus aureus sensitization and allergic disease in early childhood: Population-based birth cohort study

2007 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 930-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Semic-Jusufagic ◽  
Claus Bachert ◽  
Philippe Gevaert ◽  
Gabriele Holtappels ◽  
Lesley Lowe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Allergic Disease ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Childhood Population

Social and Familial Factors in the Development of Early Childhood Asthma

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Horwood ◽  
D. M. Fergusson ◽  
F. T. Shannon
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Familial Factors ◽  
The Family

The role of social and familial factors in the development of childhood asthma by age 6 years was studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand children. Rates of asthma varied markedly with the child's sex; boys had twice the rate of asthma as girls. In addition, the factors associated with asthma varied with the child's sex. For boys, wheeze during infancy, early eczema, and parental asthma were all significant risk factors; for girls, the only risk factor was early eczema. Proportional hazards modeling of the data failed to show any significant associations between the development of asthma and a large range of other social and familial factors including breast-feeding, parental smoking habits, pets in the child's family, stress in the family, or family social background. It was concluded that asthma in early childhood appeared to be inherited to some extent, its age of expression was related to the child's sex, and it had a complex interaction with other forms of allergic disease. There was no evidence to suggest that the structure, practices, or dynamics of the child's family played a significant role in the development of asthma for children in this birth cohort.

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