The Association between Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution and the Trajectory of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors during Late Childhood and Early Adolescence: Evidence from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to high levels of fine particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μm (PM2.5) via air pollution may be a risk factor for psychiatric disorders during adulthood. Yet few studies have examined associations between exposure and the trajectory of symptoms across late childhood and early adolescence.

Objective

The current study evaluated whether PM2.5 exposure at 9-11 y of age affects both concurrent symptoms as well as the longitudinal trajectory of internalizing and externalizing behaviors across the following 3 y. This issue was examined using multiple measures of exposure and separate measures of symptoms of internalizing disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety) and externalizing disorders (e.g., conduct disorder), respectively.

Methods

In a

SUBMITTER: Smolker HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11302585 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature