Yi Lin, Jin-Ying Huang, Richard Rankin, Wang-Wei Lou, Xiao-Yong Li, Si-Jia Wang, Feng Tong, Qing-Hai Gong
{"title":"Associations of suicidal behaviors with body weight and body weight perception in Chinese adolescents: 2007-2022.","authors":"Yi Lin, Jin-Ying Huang, Richard Rankin, Wang-Wei Lou, Xiao-Yong Li, Si-Jia Wang, Feng Tong, Qing-Hai Gong","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02794-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02794-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To estimate the time trend in the prevalence of suicidal behaviors including ideation and attempts in Chinese adolescents; to examine the association between suicidal behaviors and overweight (OW)/obesity (OB) and self-perceived weight status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from Youth Risk Behavior Surveys conducted in Ningbo in 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022 were used for the study. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select respondents aged 12 to 19 years who participated in each survey. Repeated cross-sectional data of anthropometry, weight perception and suicidal behaviors were collected through self-administered questionnaires. A generalized linear model was used to assess associations of ideation and attempts, and weight status and self-perceived weight status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample sizes for each survey wave were 937, 889, 1528 and 2655. The prevalence of ideation increased from 11.95% in 2007 to 18.15% in 2022, while the prevalence of attempts remained stable (4.48%-4.26%). An increasing trend in ideation and attempts was found in adolescents who were OW/obese and self-perceived OW/OB from 2007 to 2022. Self-perceived OW/OB adolescents had a significant increase in ideation. Girls had higher likelihood of ideation and attempts for both weight status and self- perceived weight status. While, adolescents aged 12.0-15.9 years had higher odds of ideation than those aged 16.0-19.9 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adolescents' self-weight perception, rather than actual weight status, is a critical risk factor of increased likelihood of ideation and attempts in Chinese adolescents. Our findings can support to promote self-esteem growth in school-based health education programmes for prevention of suicidality and psychological health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142689404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emerging socioeconomic correlates of loneliness. Evidence from the Barcelona Health Survey 2021.","authors":"Lluís Mangot-Sala, Xavier Bartoll-Roca, Esther Sánchez-Ledesma, Mònica Cortés-Albaladejo, Aart C Liefbroer, Katherine Pérez","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02789-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02789-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Recent evidence shows that loneliness is associated with socioeconomic factors. However, studies often focus on traditional socioeconomic indicators (income, occupation, educational level) only, disregarding other important socioeconomic determinants, such as job insecurity, housing conditions or material deprivation. Therefore, we analyse the association of a broad range of socioeconomic indicators with loneliness. Moreover, we investigate potential age and gender differences in this relationship.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used cross-sectional data from the Barcelona Health Survey 2021, representative of the population of Barcelona (Spain). Individuals over the age of 14 were selected (n = 3,337). The outcome was a loneliness score based on 4 items of the UCLA scale. Loneliness was regressed on a series of sociodemographic and emerging socioeconomic correlates. Linear regression models were fitted, and potential age and gender moderation effects were tested by means of two-way interactions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Job insecurity and precarity-related factors, such as having a temporary job or working without a contract, material deprivation and financial difficulties, as well as poor housing conditions and facing housing insecurity were associated with increased loneliness levels. While the association between loneliness and precarity-related factors is stronger among younger individuals, material deprivation is associated with increased loneliness among older workers and women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Beyond sociodemographic individual characteristics, socioeconomic factors are strongly associated with loneliness levels in the population. Findings support the relevance of broadening the scope of socioeconomic indicators, assessing both material conditions as well as perceived insecurity.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142649492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does help-seeking mediate the relationship between the masculine norm of self-reliance and suicidal thoughts among men?","authors":"Simone Scotti Requena, Jane Pirkis, Vikas Arya, Angela Nicholas, Dianne Currier","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02788-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00127-024-02788-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to explore the relationship between the masculine norm of self-reliance and suicidal thoughts among Australian men, hypothesising that lack of help-seeking might mediate the relationship between high self-reliance and the emergence of suicidal thoughts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used data from on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health 'Ten to Men', a prospective longitudinal cohort study that began in 2013/2014 with boys and men aged 10-55 years (N = 16,021) at wave 1. The focus was on men who participated in waves 1 and 2 (2013/2014, 2015/2016) and had linked administrative data. A causal mediation analysis was conducted to quantify the total effect of self-reliance at wave 1 on suicidal thoughts at wave 2, and to investigate the extent of mediation by help-seeking between waves 1 and 2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>High self-reliance was associated with an increased odds of suicidal thoughts (OR = 1.46, 95% CI 1.24-1.72). However, there was no significant mediating effect of a lack of help-seeking on the relationship between self-reliance and suicidal thoughts (OR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.99-1.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that highly self-reliant men are at an increased risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts; however, this relationship is not explained by lack of help-seeking. Future studies could explore other potential mechanisms to better understand why highly self-reliant men are more likely to experience suicidal thoughts.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Joinpoint analyses of rates on hospital-recorded deliberate self-harm: an update on Danish national trends.","authors":"Britt Reuter Morthorst, Michella Heinrichsen, Annette Erlangsen","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02795-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02795-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a public health concern and the high rates among adolescents and females warrant continuous monitoring. The aim of this study was to determine trends in DSH rates by gender and age in Denmark during 2000-2021 using joinpoint regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort design was applied to national register data on all individuals aged 10 + years living in Denmark during 2000-2021. DSH episodes were identified in somatic and psychiatric hospital data. Sex- and age-specific incidence rates (IR) were calculated by calendar years. Using joinpoint regression analyses, segments of change and their annual percent change (APC) were identified.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The highest DSH rates were observed for males and females aged 19-24 years with IRs of 146.8 (95% CI 142.9-150.7) and 378.6 (95% CI 372.1-385.0) per 100,000 person-years, respectively. Major changes in DSH rates were found for the youngest age groups. A step decrease was found for males aged 19-24 years (-18.4; 95% CI -31.9- -2.3; p = < 0.030) during 2012 to 2015. A significant decline was observed during 2012-2016 for females aged 19-24 years (-18.9; 95% CI -26.8 - -10.2; p = 0.001). Poisoning was the most frequently used method.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Seemingly, the financial recession in 2008 did not affect Danish DSH rates. Significant declines were observed for females in the years where means restrictive measures had been installed; thus, supporting their potential effect. Fluctuations in DSH rates among adolescents and young adults in recent years underscore the importance of continued monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noah Aebi, Christoph R Meier, Susan S Jick, Undine Lang, Julia Spoendlin
{"title":"The risk of acute infection in association with first ever diagnosed depression: a cohort study.","authors":"Noah Aebi, Christoph R Meier, Susan S Jick, Undine Lang, Julia Spoendlin","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02784-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02784-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the risk of acute infections in patients with first ever diagnosed depression compared to patients with no diagnosed depression in a primary-care database.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cohort study using the UK CPRD GOLD database (2000-2019). We identified patients aged 18 years or older with a recorded Read code for depression (cohort entry date) and compared them to patients with no Read codes for depression using risk set sampling. Comparison groups were frequency-matched on age and sex, and comparison patients were required to have ≥ 1 general practitioner (GP) contact within 14 days before cohort entry. The primary outcome was a composite of outpatient diagnosed acute infections, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital infections and septicemia) within the two-years after cohort entry. We applied propensity score fine stratification and estimated incidence rates and IR ratios (IRR) using negative binomial regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a weighted population of 285,922 patients with diagnosed depression and 285,921 comparison patients, the IR of acute infections was 97.3/1000 person-years (py) in patients with and 83.7/1000 py in patients with no diagnosed depression. The weighted IRR of acute infection was 1.18 (95% CI 1.16-1.20) comparing those with and with no diagnosed depression. Excluding patients with baseline comorbidities yielded an IRR even closer to the null: 1.07 (95% CI, 1.04-1.09).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggest that patients with diagnosed depression are not at a meaningfully increased risk of acute infections compared to patients with no diagnosed depression. Slightly increased overall relative risks of infections can be explained by residual differences in health care utilization and by the severity of comorbidities.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mortuja Mahamud Tohan, Bristi Rani Saha, Mymuna Islam Moon, Md Hasan Howlader, Md Ashfikur Rahman
{"title":"Predictors of anxiety among women of reproductive age in Nepal: a comprehensive nationwide analysis.","authors":"Mortuja Mahamud Tohan, Bristi Rani Saha, Mymuna Islam Moon, Md Hasan Howlader, Md Ashfikur Rahman","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02791-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02791-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose and objective: </strong>Anxiety poses a significant challenge for women of reproductive age globally, often leading to other mental health issues. However, research on anxiety prevalence among this demographic, particularly in Nepal, remains scarce. This study aims to fill this gap by identifying demographic, biological, and behavioral predictors of anxiety among reproductive-aged women in Nepal.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using data from the nationally representative Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022, this study employed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale to assess anxiety prevalence. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including one-way ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression, were utilized for identifying the potential predictors of anxiety.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>This study found that 22.2% of reproductive-aged women in Nepal experience moderate to severe anxiety. The stepwise multiple regression revealed seven most influential factors, with depression (mild, moderate, severe) being the most influential predictor of anxiety, explaining 51.8% of the variance (R square change = 0.518; Sig. =<0.001). Self-reported health status (R square change = 0.010; Sig.=<0.001), experienced emotional violence (R square change = 0.007; Sig.=<0.001), and pregnancy termination (R square change = 0.002; Sig.=0.001) accounted for 1.0%, 0.7%, and 0.2% of the variance in anxiety, respectively. Other significant predictors of anxiety included husband's alcohol consumption, genital discharge, and household wealth status.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Anxiety is substantially prevalent among reproductive-aged women in Nepal, with sociodemographic factors playing a crucial role. Further research is needed to develop targeted socioeconomic, and behavioral interventions aimed at addressing anxiety and its broader impact on daily life, thereby ensuring the mental well-being of women of reproductive age.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Racial discrimination and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide mortality rates in Queensland.","authors":"M Gibson, S Leske, R Ward, A Rachow, K Kolves","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02786-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02786-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to examine the associations between experiences of racial discrimination within communities with suicide mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Age-standardised suicide rates (ASRs) were calculated using suicides recorded by the Queensland Suicide Register (QSR) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland from 2009 to 2015. Rate Ratios (RRs) were used to compare ASRs in areas with high and low levels of reported discrimination, and other comparative community-level risk and protective factors (remoteness, socio-economic resources, and Indigenous language use).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The age-standardised suicide rate was 31.74 deaths per 100 000 persons/year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for the years 2009-2015. ASRs were significantly higher in areas where more of the First Nations residents experienced recent discrimination (RR = 1.33; 95%CI = 1.05-1.70, p = 0.02), and the age-specific suicide rate was significantly higher for those aged 25-34 in areas with more discrimination (RR = 1.67; 95%CI = 1.04-2.74, p = 0.03). By comparison, the ASRs were not significantly higher in areas with regional and remote communities (RR = 1.10, CI 95%=0.75-1.61, p = 0.60), or areas with lower socioeconomic resources (RR = 0.86, 95%CI = 0.66-1.13, p = 0.28). Areas in which more First Nations residents spoke Indigenous languages had significantly lower ASRs (RR = 0.71; CI95%=0.53-0.95, p = 0.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Suicide mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland were influenced by experiences of racial discrimination within communities and Indigenous language use, with greater associations reported than with socio-economic resources or remoteness. The findings reflect the public health risk of discrimination and provide evidence for enacting strategies to reduce institutional and personal discrimination to reduce suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality over quantity - rethinking social participation in dementia prevention: correspondence.","authors":"Hinpetch Daungsupawong, Viroj Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02798-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02798-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ceylan Ergül, Tolga Binbay, Umut Kırlı, Hayriye Elbi, Köksal Alptekin, Jim van Os, Marjan Drukker
{"title":"The impact of affective and negative symptoms on the development of psychosis in a six-year follow-up of a community-based population.","authors":"Ceylan Ergül, Tolga Binbay, Umut Kırlı, Hayriye Elbi, Köksal Alptekin, Jim van Os, Marjan Drukker","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02785-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02785-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The Clinical High Risk (CHR) concept has a limited transition risk to psychotic disorders (PD). This study investigates the association between affective and negative symptoms, currently not included in the CHR concept, and the risk of transition to PD in a community-based population of 2185 participants in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were assessed twice over six years using a multistage sampling technique. Two separate linear regression analyses were conducted on data from both assessments, investigating the relationship between affective and negative symptoms, subclinical and clinical psychotic experiences (PE) and progression to PD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall transition rate to PD was 1.3%. The analysis showed no increased risk of developing PD for the 'subclinical PE only' group at follow-up, compared to the 'no PE' group. However, being classified as having 'clinical PE only' (OR: 6.23; p = 0.010) and 'clinical PE + affective/negative symptoms' (OR: 8.48; p = 0.001) at baseline was associated with an increased risk of developing PD at follow-up. The presence of 'affective/negative symptoms' at baseline was associated with an increased risk of incident subclinical PE (RR: 1.98; p = 0.001), incident clinical PE (RR: 3.14; p = 0.001), and incident PD (RR: 4.21; p = 0.030) at follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results confirm the significance of the baseline severity of positive symptoms in predicting the transition to PD and suggest that both positive and affective/negative symptoms impact the transition risk to PD and incident psychotic symptoms. This highlights the potential utility of defining CHR groups based on a combination of positive, affective, and negative symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine Baalsrud Ingeborgrud, Beate Oerbeck, Svein Friis, Are Hugo Pripp, Heidi Aase, Guido Biele, Søren Dalsgaard, Kristin Romvig Overgaard
{"title":"Low perceived social support in mothers during pregnancy and early childhood; associations with anxiety and ADHD symptoms in children at 3 and 8 years.","authors":"Christine Baalsrud Ingeborgrud, Beate Oerbeck, Svein Friis, Are Hugo Pripp, Heidi Aase, Guido Biele, Søren Dalsgaard, Kristin Romvig Overgaard","doi":"10.1007/s00127-024-02792-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02792-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Low perceived social support is associated with adverse effects on maternal mental health, and often coexists with other risk factors for offspring anxiety and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to investigate whether low maternal social support during pregnancy and early childhood predicted anxiety and ADHD symptoms in children at ages 3.5 and 8 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is part of the longitudinal, population-based Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study. Mothers were queried about perceived social support twice during pregnancy, and again at child ages 18 months and 3 years. They were interviewed about their children's symptoms of anxiety and ADHD at 3.5 years. At 8 years (n = 781), the Child Symptom Inventory-4 was used to identify children who fulfilled the criteria for anxiety disorders and ADHD. Logistic regression models estimated the risk of child anxiety and ADHD, depending on maternal social support.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Low maternal social support predicted child anxiety symptoms at both ages 3.5 and 8 years as well as ADHD symptoms at 8 years. When including other maternal stressors and child risk factors, low maternal social support remained a significant predictor for child anxiety symptoms at 3.5 years, and there was a trend towards also predicting child anxiety and ADHD symptoms at 8 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The associations between low maternal social support and child symptoms of anxiety and ADHD found in the present study, suggest that focusing on mothers with low social support may hold significance for child symptoms years later.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}