scholarly journals Prenatal maternal infections and children's socioemotional outcomes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildigunnur Anna Hall ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Bonnie Auyeung
Keyword(s):  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Maternal Infections ◽  
Prenatal Infection ◽  
Prenatal Infections ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Subclinical Symptoms ◽  
Socioemotional Outcomes

Previous research suggests that prenatal maternal infections may be associated with increased odds of children having a neurodevelopmental disorder. However, little evidence exists on associations with broader child outcomes, especially subclinical symptoms. Participants were the N = 14,021 members of the population-representative UK Millennium Cohort Study. We examined associations between prenatal maternal infections, both maternal-reported and hospital-recorded, and children’s socioemotional development, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at age three. Maternal-reported prenatal infections were associated with increased emotional symptoms, after adjusting for several potential confounds and covariates. Hospital-recorded prenatal infections were not associated with children’s socioemotional outcomes, after adjusting for potential confounding and covarying factors. Findings suggest that prenatal maternal infections, particularly those which the mothers remember months later, may be associated with increased emotional problems in early childhood. This emphasises the need for screening for and preventing infections during pregnancy. Further, the occurrence of prenatal infection indicates the potential need for early intervention for children’s emotional difficulties.

scholarly journals Prenatal maternal infections and children’s socioemotional development: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildigunnur Anna Hall ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Bonnie Auyeung
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Socioemotional Development ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Maternal Infections ◽  
Prenatal Infections ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Previous research suggests that prenatal maternal infections may be associated with increased odds of children having a neurodevelopmental disorder. However, little evidence exists on associations with broader child outcomes, especially subclinical symptoms. Participants were the N = 14,021 members of the population-representative UK Millennium Cohort Study. We examined associations between prenatal maternal infections, both maternal-reported and hospital-recorded, and children’s socioemotional development, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at age three. Maternal-reported prenatal infections were associated with increased emotional symptoms, after adjusting for several potential confounds and covariates. Hospital-recorded prenatal infections were not associated with children’s socioemotional outcomes, after adjusting for potential confounding and covarying factors. Findings suggest that prenatal maternal infections, particularly those which the mothers remember months later, may be associated with increased emotional problems in early childhood. This emphasises the need for screening for and preventing infections during pregnancy. Further, the occurrence of prenatal infection indicates the potential need for early intervention for children’s emotional difficulties.

scholarly journals Prenatal Maternal Infections and Children’s Neurodevelopment in the UK Millennium Cohort Study: A Focus on ASD and ADHD

2021 ◽  
pp. 108705472110154
Author(s):  
Hildigunnur Anna Hall ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Bonnie Auyeung
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Maternal Infections ◽  
Prenatal Infection ◽  
Prenatal Infections ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk

Objective: No clear answer has yet been attained as to the influence of prenatal exposure to infection on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), either alone or as co-occurring issues. The current study examined links between hospital-recorded and maternal-reported prenatal infections and ASD, ADHD, and co-occurring ASD and ADHD. Methods: Participants were n = 15,462 children and mother pairs from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a population-representative UK sample. Results: Findings show associations between maternal-reported infections and ASD, and some evidence of links with ADHD and co-occurring ASD and ADHD. Hospital-recorded infections were not found to be associated with ASD, ADHD, or their co-occurrence. Agreement between hospital-recorded and maternal-reported infections was low, which may explain the discrepant findings. Conclusion: Prenatal maternal infections may be associated with increased odds of ASD and ADHD. Findings point to the importance of drawing on multiple sources of information when ascertaining prenatal infection status.

scholarly journals Prenatal maternal infections, ASD and ADHD

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildigunnur Anna Hall ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Bonnie Auyeung
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Maternal Infections ◽  
Prenatal Infection ◽  
Prenatal Infections

No clear answer has yet been attained as to the influence of prenatal exposure to infection on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), either alone or as co-occurring issues. We examined links between hospital-recorded and maternal-reported prenatal infections and ASD, ADHD and co-occurring ASD and ADHD in a large population-representative UK sample. Significant associations between maternal-reported infections and ASD, ADHD and co-occurring ASD and ADHD were found, but no significant associations were found with hospital-recorded infections. Agreement between hospital-recorded and maternal-reported infections was low, which may explain the discrepant findings. Results point to the importance of drawing on multiple sources of information when determining whether or not a prenatal infection is present.

scholarly journals Associations between prenatal maternal infections and children’s socioemotional outcomes: Evidence from the ALSPAC cohort

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildigunnur Anna Hall ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
MIchael Lombardo ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Bonnie Auyeung
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Prenatal Smoking ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Maternal Infections ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Childhood Conduct Problems ◽  
Socioemotional Outcomes

Background: Previous studies have suggested there are links between maternal infections during pregnancy and increased odds of offspring schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders, particularly for exposure in the first two trimesters. Few studies have examined associations with outcomes beyond these conditions. Evidence is particularly lacking on links with child outcomes measured with instruments which capture the dimensional nature of psychopathology. Methods: We used data from the (N = 7484) Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) to examine links between prenatal maternal infections, reported by mothers at each trimester, and children’s socioemotional outcomes. Child outcomes were measured using the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at age 8. Linear regressions were used to assess associations. Results: Infections during the first trimester were associated with increased conduct problems (B = 0.165, P = < .001) and hyperactivity/inattention (B = 0.185, P = .007). Second trimester infections were associated with increased hyperactivity and/or inattention (B = 0.163, P = .010). This was found after adjusting for maternal age and education, deprivation, child’s sex, maternal prenatal smoking and alcohol use, maternal prenatal distress, history of psychiatric illness and exposure to infections in other trimesters, as well as correcting for multiple comparisons. No associations were found between third trimester infections and child outcomes. Conclusions: Findings suggest that the first and second trimester may be a critical period for the effects of prenatal maternal immune activation on childhood conduct problems and hyperactivity/inattention. Potential implications include increased emphasis on preventing common infections in the prenatal period.

Predictive factors and psychosocial effects of Internet addictive behaviors in Cypriot adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Critselis ◽  
Mari Janikian ◽  
Noni Paleomilitou ◽  
Despoina Oikonomou ◽  
Marios Kassinopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relations ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Social Maladjustment ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Abstract Background: Internet addictive behaviors are associated with a plethora of psychosocial adversities. The study objectives were to assess the determinants and psychosocial correlates associated with Internet addictive behaviors among adolescents. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study design was applied among a random sample (n=805) of Cypriot adolescents (mean age: 14.7 years). Self-completed questionnaires, including Internet use characteristics, Young Internet Addiction Test, and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, were utilized. Results: Among the study population, the prevalence rates of borderline addictive Internet use (BIU) and addictive Internet use (AIU) were 18.4% and 2%, respectively. Adolescents with BIU had an increased likelihood of concomitantly presenting with abnormal peer relations (AOR: 5.28; 95% confidence interval, CI: 3.37–23.38), conduct problems (AOR: 4.77; 95% CI: 2.82–8.08), hyperactivity (AOR: 5.58; 95% CI: 2.58–12.10) and emotional symptoms (AOR: 2.85; 95% CI: 1.53–5.32). Adolescent AIU was significantly associated with abnormal conduct (AOR: 22.31; 95% CI: 6.90–72.19), peer problems (AOR: 7.14; 95% CI: 1.36–37.50), emotional symptoms (AOR: 19.06; 95% 6.06–60.61), and hyperactivity (AOR: 9.49, 95% CI: 1.87–48.19). The determinants of BIU and AIU included accessing the Internet for the purposes of retrieving sexual information (AOR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.17–3.23) and participating in games with monetary awards (AOR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.15–3.14). Conclusions: Both BIU and AIU were adversely associated with notable behavioral and social maladjustment among adolescents.

scholarly journals The relationship between reactive and proactive Aggression and emotional and behavioral difficulties: Criterion validity of the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) among preadolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2553
Author(s):  
Aslı Uz Baş ◽  
İrfan Yurdabakan
Keyword(s):  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Proactive Aggression ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
School Students ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Reactive And Proactive Aggression ◽  
The Relationship

The present study aimed to assess the criterion validity of the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in a Turkish sample of preadolescents. Participants consisted of 379 middle school students (190 boys and 189 girls) aged 11 to 15 years. In this study, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used as the criterion instrument. Findings from stepwise regression analysis revealed that conduct problems were the strongest predictor of both reactive and proactive aggression. Additionally, reactive aggression was uniquely predicted by emotional symptoms and hyperactivity, whereas proactive aggression was uniquely predicted by prosocial behavior. Our results indicate that the RPQ has acceptable criterion validity for use in Turkish preadolescents.

scholarly journals Does the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – self report yield invariant measurements across different nations? Data from the International Child Mental Health Study Group

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Stevanovic ◽  
R. Urbán ◽  
O. Atilola ◽  
P. Vostanis ◽  
Y. P. Singh Balhara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Aims.This study evaluated the measurement invariance of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) self-report among adolescents from seven different nations.Methods.Data for 2367 adolescents, aged 13–18 years, from India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Croatia were available for a series of factor analyses.Results.The five-factor model including original SDQ scales emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity–inattention problems, peer problems and prosocial behaviour generated inadequate fit degree in all countries. A bifactor model with three factors (i.e., externalising, internalising and prosocial) and one general problem factor yielded adequate degree of fit in India, Nigeria, Turkey and Croatia. The prosocial behaviour, emotional symptoms and conduct problems factor were found to be common for all nations. However, originally proposed items loaded saliently on other factors besides the proposed ones or only some of them corresponded to proposed factors in all seven countries.Conclusions.Due to the lack of a common acceptable model across all countries, namely the same numbers of factors (i.e., dimensional invariance), it was not possible to perform the metric and scalar invariance test, what indicates that the SDQ self-report models tested lack appropriate measurement invariance across adolescents from these seven nations and it needs to be revised for cross-country comparisons.

scholarly journals Adaptive Functioning in Students with Cochlear Implants Assessed in Spain through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Olga María Alegre De la Rosa ◽  
David Pérez-Jorge ◽  
María del Carmen Rodríguez Jiménez ◽  
Ana Isabel González Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Adaptive Functioning ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Relationship Problems ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Specialist Teachers

Cochlear implantation has become increasingly accepted as an option for early implantation in the deaf. The aim of this study was to compare the opinions of 250 classroom teachers and 200 speech, language and hearing specialist teachers regarding the behavior and emotions of the students with cochlear implants using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which is divided between 5 scales: a) emotional symptoms, b) conduct problems, c) prosocial behavior, d) peer relationship problems, and e) hyperactivity/inattention. The results have shown that there are important discrepancies between the two, both in the externalization of conduct problems and in prosocial behaviors, although there are notable coincidences related to attention factors and to the exceptional presence of emotional symptoms of these students in new situations.

The Development of the Children’s Emotional Adjustment Scale–Preschool Version

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Örnólfur Thorlacius ◽  
Einar Gudmundsson
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety Control ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

The study examined the psychometric properties of the Children’s Emotional Adjustment Scale–Preschool Version (CEAS-P), a new behavioral rating scale completed by parents. The scale measures preschoolers’ emotional functioning across three competency-based factors (Temper control, Social assertiveness, Anxiety control) anchored on healthy emotional development. In two independent community samples, mothers of 231 and 802 children aged 3 to 5 years answered the CEAS-P and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed factor structure. Scores on the CEAS-P factors were found to have satisfactory reliability (α = .88-.93) and acceptable concurrent validity with the SDQ. Temper control showed the highest correlation with SDQ Conduct problems ( r = −.66), whereas Social assertiveness and Anxiety control evidenced the highest correlations with SDQ Emotional symptoms ( r = −.45 and r = −.59, respectively). The findings suggest that the CEAS-P can be used to measure preschoolers’ emotional competence and may benefit researchers and practitioners examining normal as well as abnormal aspects of child mental health and development.

scholarly journals Behavioral Problems of Pediatric Recovered Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Xiao ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Hong Mei ◽  
Qi Xue ◽  
Xiaonan Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is profoundly affecting lives around the globe, and up to now, a large of patients have clinically recovered from their initial illness. As the vulnerable population to adverse events, the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on pediatric recovered patients are of great concern, but relevant researches are limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of behavioral problems among pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection after discharge. Methods: A total of 122 children who were suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalized for treatment were enrolled in the study between April 2020 and May 2020 in Wuhan, China. We collected related information about hospitalization and discharge for the children and emotional symptoms for their parents through electronic medical records and questionnaire. The behavioral problems for children were examined applying the parent-reported the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).Results: The participant children were discharged from hospital for about two months. Among them, 76 (62%) were boys, and the mean age were 6.71 years old. The highest prevalence of behavioral problems among pediatric children with COVID-19 was 15% (prosocial behavior), followed by 13% (total difficulties), 11% (emotional symptoms), 10% (hyperactivity), 9% (conduct problems), and 1% (peer problems). With regarding to their parents, 26% of them reported having anxiety symptoms and 23% having depression symptoms. Compared with children without anxious or depressive parents, the scores of SDQ were higher in children whose parents have emotional problems.Conclusions: The long-term follow up studies on the psychological and behavioral problems of children infected with COVID-19 and their parents are warranted.

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