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Maternal depression symptoms and internalising problems in the offspring : the role of maternal and family factors
(Springer, 2017-12-22)
Maternal depression symptoms (MDS) are a robust risk factor for internalising problems (IP) in the offspring. However, the relative importance of MDS and other factors associated with it (i.e. other types of maternal ...
Psychometric properties of the Mental Health and Social Inadaptation Assessment for Adolescents (MIA) in a population-based sample
(Wiley, 2017)
We report on the psychometric properties of the Mental Health and Social Inadaptation
Assessment for Adolescents (MIA), a self‐report instrument for quantifying the frequency of
mental health and psychosocial adaptation ...
Distinct trajectories of separation anxiety in the preschool years: persistence at school entry and early-life associated factors
Evolution of separation anxiety symptoms in early childhood
(Wiley, 2016-01)
Background: Little is known about how children differ in the onset and evolution of separation anxiety (SA) symptoms during the preschool years, and how SA develops into separation anxiety disorder. In a large, representative ...
Testing the impact of a social skill training versus waiting list control group for the reduction of disruptive behaviors and stress among preschool children in child care : the study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(BMC, 2017-08)
Background: Most preschoolers growing up in western industrialized countries receive child care services (CCS)
during the day, while their parents are at work. Meta-analytic data suggest that CCS represent a stressful ...
Child care services, socioeconomic inequalities, and academic performance
Child care and academic performance
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015-12-01)
Objective. To determine if child care services (CCS) at a population level can reduce social
inequalities in academic performance until early adolescence.
Method. A 12-year population-based prospective cohort study of ...
Risk factors associated with boys’ and girls’ developmental trajectories of physical aggression from early childhood through early adolescence
(JAMA Network, 2018-12-28)
IMPORTANCE This study used multitrajectory modeling to identify distinct trajectories of physical
aggression from ages 1.5 to 13 years for boys and girls.
OBJECTIVES To trace the development of boys’ and girls’ physical ...
Who uses early childhood education and care services? Comparing socioeconomic selection across five western policy contexts
(SpringerOpen, 2017)
Growing evidence suggests that children’s participation in early childhood education
and care (ECEC), especially center-based services, is associated with positive outcomes,
particularly for children over one year of age ...
Assessing the independent contribution of maternal educational expectations to children's educational attainment in early adulthood: A propensity score matching analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-24)
Background
Parental educational expectations have been associated with children’s educational attainment
in a number of long-term longitudinal studies, but whether this relationship is causal
has long been debated. The ...
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation: a comparison between France and french-speaking Canada
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background Breastfeeding is associated with multiple domains of health for both mothers and children. Nevertheless, breastfeeding initiation is low within certain developed countries. Furthermore, comparative studies of ...
Early risk factors of overweight developmental trajectories during middle childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-29)
Background
Research is needed to identify early life risk factors associated with different developmental
paths leading to overweight by adolescence.
Objectives
To model heterogeneity in overweight development during middle ...