Air pollution and emotional behavior in adolescents across the U.S.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have linked air pollution to increased risk for behavioral problems during development, albeit with inconsistent findings. Additional longitudinal studies are needed that consider how emotional behaviors may be affected when exposure coincides with the transition to adolescence - a vulnerable time for developing mental health difficulties. This study examines how annual average PM_2.5 and NO₂ exposure at ages 9-10 years relates to internalizing and externalizing behaviors over a 2-year follow-up period in a large, nationwide U.S. sample of participants from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study^®. Air pollution exposure was estimated based on the residential address of each participant using an ensemble-based modeling approach

SUBMITTER: Campbell CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature