Patterns of maternal adverse childhood experiences and the intergenerational association of preschool children's emotional and behavioral problems.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children of whose mothers exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at increased risk for developmental problems. This study aims to investigate the relationship between types and patterns of maternal ACEs and preschool children's emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) in China, and to explore gender differences associated with these problems.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we selected 9,647 children from 36 preschools in three cities of Anhui province, China. Questionnaires were used to report the details of maternal ACEs and children's EBPs. We used the latent class analysis (LCA) to identify "patterns" in the types of maternal ACEs. Binomial logistic regressions was performed to examine the relationship between types and patterns of matern

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11347350 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature