scholarly journals Differential impact of parental region of birth on negative parenting behavior and its effects on child mental health: Results from a large sample of 6 to 11 year old school children in France

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Kovess-Masfety ◽  
Mathilde Husky ◽  
Isabelle Pitrou ◽  
Christophe Fermanian ◽  
Taraneh Shojaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Region Of Origin ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Punitive Attitudes ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Caribbean

In France, one in 10 residents has immigrated mainly from North Africa, West Africa or the Caribbean including the French West Indies. However little is known about how parents from these regions behave when they migrate to countries that have different cultural norms. It is therefore important to determine how ethno-cultural background affects parental behavior and subsequent child mental health in the context of immigration. The objectives are: 1) to compare negative parenting behaviors of French residents from diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds 2) to examine the relationship between parental region of origin and child mental health, and 3) to investigate the extent to which ethno-cultural context moderates the effect of parenting styles on child mental health. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2005 in 100 schools in South-East France. The Dominic Interactive and the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to assess child psychopathology. The Parent Behavior and Attitude Questionnaire was used to assess parenting styles. The final sample included data on 1,106 mother and child dyads. Results Caring and punitive attitudes were significantly different across mothers as a function of region of origin. This association was stronger for punitive attitudes with the highest prevalence in the Caribbean/African group, while mothers from Maghreb were more similar to French natives. Differences in caring behaviors were similar though less pronounced. Among children of Maghrebian descent, punitive parenting was associated with an increased risk of internalizing disorders while this association was weaker among children of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. Conclusions Parental region of origin is an important component of both parenting styles and their effect on child mental health. Interventions on parenting should consider both the region of origin and the differential impact of origin on the effect of parenting styles, thus allowing for a finer-grained focus on high-risk groups.

scholarly journals Differential impact of parental region of birth on negative parenting behavior and its effects on child mental health: Results from a large sample of 6 to 11 year old school children in France

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Kovess-Masfety ◽  
Mathilde Husky ◽  
Isabelle Pitrou ◽  
Christophe Fermanian ◽  
Taraneh Shojaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Region Of Origin ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Punitive Attitudes ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Caribbean

In France, one in 10 residents has immigrated mainly from North Africa, West Africa or the Caribbean including the French West Indies. However little is known about how parents from these regions behave when they migrate to countries that have different cultural norms. It is therefore important to determine how ethno-cultural background affects parental behavior and subsequent child mental health in the context of immigration. The objectives are: 1) to compare negative parenting behaviors of French residents from diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds 2) to examine the relationship between parental region of origin and child mental health, and 3) to investigate the extent to which ethno-cultural context moderates the effect of parenting styles on child mental health. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2005 in 100 schools in South-East France. The Dominic Interactive and the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to assess child psychopathology. The Parent Behavior and Attitude Questionnaire was used to assess parenting styles. The final sample included data on 1,106 mother and child dyads. Results Caring and punitive attitudes were significantly different across mothers as a function of region of origin. This association was stronger for punitive attitudes with the highest prevalence in the Caribbean/African group, while mothers from Maghreb were more similar to French natives. Differences in caring behaviors were similar though less pronounced. Among children of Maghrebian descent, punitive parenting was associated with an increased risk of internalizing disorders while this association was weaker among children of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. Conclusions Parental region of origin is an important component of both parenting styles and their effect on child mental health. Interventions on parenting should consider both the region of origin and the differential impact of origin on the effect of parenting styles, thus allowing for a finer-grained focus on high-risk groups.

scholarly journals The health consequences of child mental health problems and parenting styles: Unintentional injuries among European schoolchildren

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Keyes ◽  
Ezra Susser ◽  
Daniel J. Pilowsky ◽  
Ava Hamilton ◽  
Adina Bitfoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Unintentional Injuries

scholarly journals Could increasing income in lone-parent households reduce inequality in child mental health problems?

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Chigogora ◽  
A Pearce ◽  
R Viner ◽  
S Morris ◽  
D Taylor-Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Median Income ◽  
Lone Parent ◽  
Lone Parents ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Half of lone-parent families in the UK live in relative poverty (income <60% national median) compared to a quarter of two-parent families. Family hardship is associated with increased risk of child mental health problems (CMHP). Using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (∼18,000 children born 2000-02), we investigated whether equalising income between lone- and two-parent households could reduce prevalence and inequality in CMHP. Exposure was family structure (lone-/ two-parent household) at 9 months; mediator was equivalised weekly household income at 3 years(y); outcome was parent-report CMHP at 5y (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; normal/ borderline-abnormal). The analytic sample comprised 11,193 children. We modelled the relationship between family structure, income and CMHP in logistic marginal structural models, weighted for attrition to MCS at 5y, and adjusted for baseline and intermediate confounding. Prevalence of CMHP was assessed overall and according to family structure. Differences between lone and two-parent households were represented by risk ratios (RRs) and differences (RDs) [95% CIs]. We modelled a hypothetical increase in income for all lone-parent households, so that median income was equalised between lone- and two-parent households, and re-estimated prevalence, RRs and RDs. Prevalence of CMHP was 8.5%. Children from lone-parent households were more likely to exhibit CMHP (RR 1.73[1.28-2.19]; RD 5.70[2.44-8.97]). Equalising income reduced prevalence (8.2%), and differences in CMHP by family structure (RR, 1.37[0.90-1.83]; RD, 2.86[-0.06-6.31]). Sensitivity analyses showed that associations between exposure, mediator and outcome were comparable in more recent MCS sweeps, indicating that these relationships still hold today. Inequalities in CMHP between lone- and two-parent families in the UK are large. Levelling up income for lone-parents households could reduce differences in child mental health problems related to family structure. Key messages Inequalities in CMHP between lone- and two-parent families in the UK are large. Levelling up income for lone-parents households could reduce differences in child mental health problems related to family structure.

Infant sleep and child mental health: a longitudinal investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (7) ◽  
pp. 655-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fallon Cook ◽  
Laura J Conway ◽  
Rebecca Giallo ◽  
Deirdre Gartland ◽  
Emma Sciberras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

ObjectiveTo determine whether infants with severe persistent sleep problems are at increased risk of (1) meeting diagnostic criteria for a psychiatric disorder (age 10 years), and (2) having elevated symptoms of mental health difficulties (ages 4 and 10 years), in comparison with infants with settled sleep.Design and settingProspective longitudinal community cohort study—the Maternal Health Study. Mothers completed questionnaires/interviews at 15 weeks' gestation; 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post partum; and when their child turned 4 and 10 years old. Measures included parental report of infant night waking and sleep problems and child mental health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale; Development and Well-being Assessment).Participants1460 mother-infant dyads.Results283 (19.4%) infants had persistent severe sleep problems, 817 (56.0%) had moderate/fluctuating sleep problems and 360 (24.7%) infants were settled. Infants with persistent severe sleep problems were more likely to report emotional symptoms at age 4 (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.70, 95% CI 1.21 to 6.05, p=0.02), and meet diagnostic criteria for an emotional disorder at age 10 (AOR=2.37, 95% CI 1.05 to 5.36, p=0.04). Infants with persistent severe sleep problems also had elevated symptoms of separation anxiety (AOR=2.44, 95% CI 1.35 to 4.41, p<0.01), fear of physical injury (AOR=2.14, 95% CI 1.09 to 4.18, p=0.03) and overall elevated anxiety (AOR=2.20, 95% CI 1.13 to 4.29, p=0.02) at age 10.ConclusionsInfants with persistent severe sleep problems during the first postnatal year have an increased risk of anxiety problems and emotional disorders at age 10.

scholarly journals Adverse childhood experiences and child mental health: an electronic birth cohort study

BMC Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Lowthian ◽  
Rebecca Anthony ◽  
Annette Evans ◽  
Rhian Daniel ◽  
Sara Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Diagnosis ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Externalising Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Diagnoses ◽  
Health Diagnosis

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are negatively associated with a range of child health outcomes. In this study, we explored associations between five individual ACEs and child mental health diagnoses or symptoms. ACEs included living with someone who had an alcohol-related problem, common mental health disorder or serious mental illness, or experienced victimisation or death of a household member. Methods We analysed data from a population-level electronic cohort of children in Wales, UK, (N = 191,035) between the years of 1998 and 2012. We used Cox regression with discrete time-varying exposure variables to model time to child mental health diagnosis during the first 15 years of life. Child mental health diagnoses include five categories: (i) externalising symptoms (anti-social behaviour), (ii) internalising symptoms (stress, anxiety, depression), (iii) developmental delay (e.g. learning disability), (iv) other (e.g. eating disorder, personality disorders), and (v) any mental health diagnosis, which was created by combining externalising symptoms, internalising symptoms and other. Our analyses were adjusted for social deprivation and perinatal risk factors. Results There were strong univariable associations between the five individual ACEs, sociodemographic and perinatal factors (e.g. gestational weight at birth) and an increased risk of child mental health diagnoses. After adjusting for sociodemographic and perinatal aspects, there was a remaining conditional increased risk of any child mental health diagnosis, associated with victimisation (conditional hazard ratio (cHR) 1.90, CI 95% 1.34–2.69), and living with an adult with a common mental health diagnosis (cHR 1.63, CI 95% 1.52–1.75). Coefficients of product terms between ACEs and deprivation were not statistically significant. Conclusion The increased risk of child mental health diagnosis associated with victimisation, or exposure to common mental health diagnoses, and alcohol problems in the household supports the need for policy measures and intervention strategies for children and their families.

Influence of Abused and DV Experience of the Mother for the Maternal and Child Mental Health

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makiko Okuyama ◽  
Mayuko Izumi ◽  
Takeo Fujiwara ◽  
Yukiko Osada
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Mental Health
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