scholarly journals Parental Wealth and Children’s Cognitive Ability, Mental, and Physical Health: Evidence From the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Moulton ◽  
Alissa Goodman ◽  
Bilal Nasim ◽  
George B. Ploubidis ◽  
Ludovica Gambaro
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Parental Wealth ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Hope ◽  
Emeline Rougeaux ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Catherine Law ◽  
Anna Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Unintentional Injuries ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Positive mental health may support healthy development in childhood, although few studies have investigated this at a population level. We aimed to construct a measure of mental health competence (MHC), a skills-based assessment of positive mental health, using existing survey items in a representative sample of UK children, and to investigate its overlap with mental health difficulties (MHD), socio-demographic patterning, and relationships with physical health and cognitive development. Methods We analysed the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) when children were aged 11 years. Maternal (n = 12,082) and teacher (n = 6739) reports of prosocial behaviours (PS) and learning skills (LS) were entered into latent class models to create MHC measures. Using descriptive statistics, we examined relationships between MHC and MHD, and the socio-demographic patterning of MHC. Associations between MHC and physical health and cognitive development were examined with relative risk ratios [RRR] (from multinomial models): BMI status (healthy weight, overweight, obesity); unintentional injuries since age 7 (none, 1, 2+); asthma symptoms (none, 1, 2+); and tertiles of test scores for verbal ability, spatial working memory and risk-taking. Models were adjusted for potential confounding. Results Four MHC classes were identified [percentages for maternal and teacher reports, respectively]: high MHC (high PS, high LS) [37%; 39%], high-moderate MHC (high PS, moderate LS) [36%; 26%]; moderate MHC (moderate PS, moderate LS) [19%; 19%]; low MHC (moderate PS, low LS) [8%; 16%]. Higher MHC was less common in socially disadvantaged children. While MHC and MHD were associated, there was sufficient separation to indicate that MHC captures more than the absence of MHD. Compared to children with high MHC, those in other MHC classes tended to have poorer physical health and cognitive development, particularly those with low MHC or high-moderate MHC. For example, children with maternal-report Low MHC were more likely to have experienced 2+ unintentional injuries (RRR: 1.5 [1.1–2.1]) and to have lower verbal ability scores (RRR: 2.5 [1.9–3.2]). Patterns of results were similar for maternal- and teacher-report MHC. Conclusion MHC is not simply the inverse of MHD, and high MHC is associated with better physical health and cognitive development. Findings suggest that interventions to improve MHC may support healthy development, although they require replication.

scholarly journals Expressive language and prosocial behaviour in early childhood: Longitudinal associations in the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa-Christine Girard ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Pingault ◽  
Orla Doyle ◽  
Bruno Falissard ◽  
Richard E. Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

Adolescent Police Stops, Self-Harm, and Attempted Suicide: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study, 2012‒2019

2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e9
Author(s):  
Dylan B. Jackson ◽  
Alexander Testa ◽  
Rebecca L. Fix ◽  
Tamar Mendelson
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

Objectives. To explore associations between police stops, self-harm, and attempted suicide among a large, representative sample of adolescents in the United Kingdom. Methods. Data were drawn from the 3 most recent sweeps of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), from 2012 to 2019. The MCS is an ongoing nationally representative contemporary birth cohort of children born in the United Kingdom between September 2000 and January 2002 (n = 10 345). Weights were used to account for sample design and multiple imputation for missing data. Results. Youths experiencing police stops by the age of 14 years (14.77%) reported significantly higher rates of self-harm (incidence rate ratio = 1.52; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.35, 1.69) at age 17 years and significantly higher odds of attempted suicide (odds ratio = 2.25; 95% CI = 1.84, 2.76) by age 17 years. These patterns were largely consistent across examined features of police stops and generally did not vary by sociodemographic factors. In addition, 17.73% to 40.18% of associations between police stops and outcomes were explained by mental distress. Conclusions. Police-initiated encounters are associated with youth self-harm and attempted suicide. Youths may benefit when school counselors or social workers provide mental health screenings and offer counseling care following these events. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 23, 2021: e1–e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306434 )

Smoking uptake in UK children: analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Thorax ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 607-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony A Laverty ◽  
Filippos T Filippidis ◽  
David Taylor-Robinson ◽  
Christopher Millett ◽  
Andrew Bush ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Response Effect ◽  
Regional Estimates ◽  
Smoking Uptake ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Dose Response Effect ◽  
The Uk

We used data from 11 577 children in the UK Millennium Cohort Study, collected at approximately 14 years of age (early teens), to assess characteristics associated with smoking, and generated regional estimates of numbers of smokers. 13.8% of UK early teens studied had ever smoked; 1.9% were current smokers. This corresponds to 2 28 136 and 39 653 (13–14 year olds) in the UK, respectively. Ever smoking risk increased if caregivers (26.0% vs 10.9%) or friends smoked (35.1% vs 4.0%), with a dose–response effect for friends’ smoking. Caregiver and peer-group smoking remain important drivers of child smoking uptake and thus important targets for intervention.

scholarly journals Maternal mental health and childhood injury: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Hope ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Nadia Micali ◽  
Catherine Law
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Childhood Injury ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

ObjectiveWe assessed whether maternal mental health problems increased rates for child injury during the preschool years and mid-childhood, and the extent to which associations could be accounted for by a range of potential explanatory factors.DesignWe analysed the UK Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative sample with data collected throughout childhood. Multinomial regression was used to investigate whether two measures of maternal mental health (diagnosed depression/anxiety and psychological distress) were associated with subsequent childhood injury. Models adjusted for sociodemographics, parenting and child externalising behaviours.Main outcome measureMaternal report of unintentional injuries (none, 1, 2+) recorded at three data collection periods (3–5 years; 5–7 years; 7–11 years).ResultsThe analytic sample comprised n=9240 families who participated 3–11 years with complete data on exposures and outcomes (multiply imputing missing covariates). Exposure to maternal mental health problems was associated with increased rates of subsequent childhood injuries. Associations attenuated after adjustment for potential explanatory factors, although they remained elevated. For example, high maternal distress was associated with injuries 3–5 years (adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR): 1 injury=1.18, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.61; 2+ injuries=2.22, 95% CI 1.22 to 4.02); injuries 5–7 years (aRRR: 1 injury=1.31, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.76; 2+ injuries=1.84, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.09); and injuries 7–11 years (aRRR: 1 injury=1.03, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.31; 2+ injuries=1.33, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.81).ConclusionsChildren exposed to mothers with mental health problems had higher rates of childhood injury than those not exposed. If further investigation of this association suggests causality then it will be important to test measures that address mothers’ mental health issues with a view to reducing injuries among their children.

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