scholarly journals Impact of childhood and adulthood psychological health on labour force participation and exit in later life

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1597-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Clark ◽  
M. Smuk ◽  
D. Lain ◽  
S. A. Stansfeld ◽  
E. Carr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

BackgroundAdulthood psychological health predicts labour force activity but few studies have examined childhood psychological health. We hypothesized that childhood psychological ill-health would be associated with labour force exit at 55 years.MethodData were from the 55-year follow-up of the National Child Development Study (n = 9137). Labour force participation and exit (unemployment, retirement, permanent sickness, homemaking/other) were self-reported at 55 years. Internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood (7, 11 and 16 years) and malaise in adulthood (23, 33, 42, 50 years) were assessed. Education, social class, periods of unemployment, partnership separations, number of children, and homemaking activity were measured throughout adulthood.ResultsChildhood internalizing and externalizing problems were associated with unemployment, permanent sickness and homemaking/other at 55 years, after adjustment for adulthood psychological health and education: one or two reports of internalizing was associated with increased risk for unemployment [relative risk (RR) 1.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12–2.25; RR 2.37, 95% CI 1.48–3.79] and permanent sickness (RR 1.32, 95% CI 1.00–1.74; RR, 1.48, 95% CI 1.00–2.17); three reports of externalizing was associated with increased risk for unemployment (RR 2.26, 95% CI 1.01–5.04), permanent sickness (RR 2.63, 95% CI 1.46–4.73) and homemaking/other (RR 1.95, 95% CI 1.00–3.78).ConclusionsPsychological ill-health across the lifecourse, including during childhood, reduces the likelihood of working in older age. Support for those with mental health problems at different life stages and for those with limited connections to the labour market, including homemakers, is an essential dimension of attempts to extend working lives.

scholarly journals Domestic violence and risk of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents living with relatives displaying substance use disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Thaís dos Reis Vilela ◽  
Marina Monzani da Rocha ◽  
Neliana Buzi Figlie ◽  
Sandra Cristina Pillon ◽  
Alessandra Diehl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the association between exposure to domestic violence and increased risk of internalizing and externalizing problems and substance use among adolescents living with relatives with substance use disorder (SUD) at a low-income community of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 102 adolescents aged 12-17 years (M = 14.2, SD = 1.7) who were living with relatives suffering from SUD. Outcomes were measured using the Youth Self-Report (YSR), psychosocial stress factors questionnaire, Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI) and Phrase Inventory of Intrafamily Child Abuse (PIICA). Results The sample presented high prevalence of emotional/behavioral problems with YSR’s scores in the clinical range for Internalizing Problems (24.5%), Externalizing Problems (21.6%), and Total Problems (26.5%). The presence of mental health problems predicted substance use (PR = 2.22; 95% CI = 1.2-4.13), and substance use predicted increased risk of mental health problems. Alcohol use predicted more than double the risk of emotional/behavioral problems (PR = 2.01; 95% CI = 1.08-3.76), while illicit drug use was associated with an almost threefold increase in the prevalence of Internalizing (PR = 2.87; 95% CI = 1.19-6.89) and Externalizing Problems (PR = 3.3; 95% CI = 1.35-8.04). Conclusion Adolescents of relatives with SUD are at risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. These findings reinforce the need to develop public mental health policies, which include protective interventions to adolescents living in families affected by substance use disorders.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF LIFE-COURSE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH ON LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND EXIT IN LATER LIFE

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 278-278
Author(s):  
C. Clark ◽  
M. Smuk ◽  
D. Lain ◽  
S. Stansfeld ◽  
M. van der Horst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
The Impact

The bidirectional pathways between internalizing and externalizing problems and academic performance from 6 to 18 years

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Van der Ende ◽  
Frank C. Verhulst ◽  
Henning Tiemeier
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Poor Academic Performance ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

AbstractInternalizing and externalizing problems are associated with poor academic performance, both concurrently and longitudinally. Important questions are whether problems precede academic performance or vice versa, whether both internalizing and externalizing are associated with academic problems when simultaneously tested, and whether associations and their direction depend on the informant providing information. These questions were addressed in a sample of 816 children who were assessed four times. The children were 6–10 years at baseline and 14–18 years at the last assessment. Parent-reported internalizing and externalizing problems and teacher-reported academic performance were tested in cross-lagged models to examine bidirectional paths between these constructs. These models were compared with cross-lagged models testing paths between teacher-reported internalizing and externalizing problems and parent-reported academic performance. Both final models revealed similar pathways from mostly externalizing problems to academic performance. No paths emerged from internalizing problems to academic performance. Moreover, paths from academic performance to internalizing and externalizing problems were only found when teachers reported on children's problems and not for parent-reported problems. Additional model tests revealed that paths were observed in both childhood and adolescence. Externalizing problems place children at increased risk of poor academic performance and should therefore be the target for interventions.

The Self and Mental Health: Self-Salience and the Emergence of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Rosenfield ◽  
Mary Clare Lennon ◽  
Helene Raskin White
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
The Self ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

How do schemas about self-salience—the importance of the self versus the collective in social relations—affect mental health? We propose that self-salience shapes the likelihood of experiencing internalizing or externalizing problems. Schemas that privilege others over the self increase the risk of internalizing symptoms, including depressive symptoms and anxiety, whereas those that privilege the self over others predispose individuals to externalizing behaviors of antisocial behavior and substance abuse. Furthermore, we propose that these schemas contribute to the gender differences that exist in these problems. We test these predictions with data from adolescents, the stage at which these problems and the gender differences in them arise. Results show that self-salience underlies both internalizing and externalizing problems. In addition, schemas about self-salience help explain the gender differences found in mental health problems.

Risk Factors for Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties in Siblings of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 533-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Walton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Behavioral And Emotional Problems ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract This study examined risk factors for behavioral and emotional problems in 1973 siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Results revealed six correlates of sibling internalizing and externalizing problems: male gender, smaller family size, older age of the child with ASD, lower family income, child with ASD behavior problems, and sibling Broader Autism Phenotype. Siblings with few risk factors were at low risk for behavioral and emotional problems. However, siblings with many risk factors were at increased risk for both internalizing and externalizing problems. These results highlight the need to assess risk for individual siblings to best identify a sub-population of siblings who may be in need of additional support.

scholarly journals Parental Mental Health and Hostility Are Associated With Longitudinal Increases in Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Khoury ◽  
Hargun Kaur ◽  
Andrea Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Parenting Behavior ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Mental Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Children are at high risk for negative COVID-19 related outcomes. The present longitudinal study assessed (1) changes in child internalizing and externalizing problems from before to during the pandemic and (2) whether parent mental health (depression, anxiety, stress) or parenting behavior during COVID-19 were associated with changes in child mental health problems. Sixty eight mother-child dyads participated in this study. Children were approximately five years-old at the time of enrollment and were between the ages of 7–9 years old at the time of the follow-up survey. Parenting behavior, parental depression, anxiety, perceived stress and child internalizing and externalizing problems were measured using validated questionnaires. Children experienced greater internalizing (t = 6.46, p < 0.001) and externalizing (t = 6.13, p < 0.001) problems during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. After taking into account child gender and COVID-related stressors, parental hostility was uniquely associated with greater changes in externalizing problems (β = 0.355, SE = 0.178, p < 0.05), while maternal anxiety was associated with greater increases in internalizing problems (β = 0.513, SE = 0.208, p < 0.05). Findings highlight the need for mental health supports for families to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and parent mental health.

scholarly journals Charting the trajectories of adopted children's emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and postadoptive parental warmth

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Paine ◽  
Oliver Perra ◽  
Rebecca Anthony ◽  
Katherine H. Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Children who are adopted from care are more likely to experience enduring emotional and behavioral problems across development; however, adoptees’ trajectories of mental health problems and factors that impact their trajectories are poorly understood. Therefore, we used multilevel growth analyses to chart adoptees’ internalizing and externalizing problems across childhood, and examined the associations between preadoptive risk and postadoptive protective factors on their trajectories. This was investigated in a prospective longitudinal study of case file records (N = 374) and questionnaire-based follow-ups (N = 96) at approximately 5, 21, and 36 months postadoptive placement. Preadoptive adversity (indexed by age at placement, days in care, and number of adverse childhood experiences) was associated with higher internalizing and externalizing scores; the decrease in internalizing scores over childhood was accelerated for those exposed to lower levels of preadoptive risk. Warm adoptive parenting was associated with a marked reduction in children's internalizing and externalizing problems over time. Although potentially limited by shared methods variance and lack of variability in parental warmth scores, these findings demonstrate the deleterious impact of preadoptive risk and the positive role of exceptionally warm adoptive parenting on children's trajectories of mental health problems and have relevance for prevention and intervention strategies.

Indirect Effects of Social Support on Psychological Health Through Self-Esteem in Emerging Adulthood

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (17) ◽  
pp. 2439-2455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Szkody ◽  
Cliff McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Social Constructivist Theory ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Social constructivist theory suggests that social support affects internalizing and externalizing problems by improving self-esteem. The differential impact of these variables has not been fully explored between male and female genders. The current study examined how different sources of received or perceived social support from mother, father, or a close friend affect internalizing and externalizing problems as explained by self-esteem in emerging adulthood. Emerging adults attending college ( N = 854, ages 18-25 years) were recruited to complete survey measures. For both genders, the perception of friend support was indirectly related to internalizing and externalizing problems through self-esteem. Received social support from fathers indirectly effected internalizing and externalizing problems in females through self-esteem but not males. Interventions during emerging adulthood aimed at increasing perception of support from friends may directly and indirectly benefit females in college. Further results, implications, and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychotic-like experiences in a community sample of 8000 children aged 9 to 11 years: an item response theory analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1495-1506 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Laurens ◽  
M. J. Hobbs ◽  
M. Sunderland ◽  
M. J. Green ◽  
G. L. Mould
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

BackgroundPsychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in the general population are common, particularly in childhood, and may constitute part of a spectrum of normative development. Nevertheless, these experiences confer increased risk for later psychotic disorder, and are associated with poorer health and quality of life.MethodThis study used factor analytic methods to determine the latent structure underlying PLEs, problem behaviours and personal competencies in the general child population, and used item response theory (IRT) to assess the psychometric properties of nine PLE items to determine which items best represented a latent psychotic-like construct (PSY). A total of 7966 children aged 9–11 years, constituting 95% of eligible children, completed self-report questionnaires.ResultsAlmost two-thirds of the children endorsed at least one PLE item. Structural analyses identified a unidimensional construct representing psychotic-like severity in the population, the full range of which was well sampled by the nine items. This construct was discriminable from (though correlated with) latent dimensions representing internalizing and externalizing problems. Items assessing visual and auditory hallucination-like experiences provided the most information about PSY; delusion-like experiences identified children at more severe levels of the construct.ConclusionsAssessing PLEs during middle childhood is feasible and supplements information concerning internalizing and externalizing problems presented by children. The hallucination-like experiences constitute appropriate items to screen the population to identify children who may require further clinical assessment or monitoring. Longitudinal follow-up of the children is required to determine sensitivity and specificity of the PLE items for later psychotic illness.

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