Family dynamics on mental health: a network analysis.

ABSTRACT: The dynamic relationships between children's, parents', and siblings' mental health have yet to be systematically explored. The present study employed network analysis to investigate concurrent and longitudinal associations of mental health symptoms in children during early childhood and their parents and siblings. A total of 3750 cohort members (47.9% female; Mage = 3.1 at T1), along with their mothers, fathers, and older siblings from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), were assessed for mental health problems at two waves spaced two years apart. Contemporaneous networks revealed extensive associations between intra-individual and inter-individual symptoms within the family. The older siblings' symptoms were the strongest bridging symptoms connecting to their younger siblings. Temporal ne

SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12549815 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature