Adolescent mental health and subsequent parenting: a longitudinal birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent mental health problems are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in adulthood but little is known about the effects on adult parenting practices. This study aimed to examine prospective associations between adolescent conduct and emotional problems and subsequent parenting behaviours in adulthood.

Methods

The study sample comprised 1110 members from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Prospective data were collected from teacher reports of conduct and emotional problems at age 13 and 15 years and adult outcome measures of parenting included intellectual environment, cognitive stimulation, coercive discipline, parental interest and parental aspiration.

Results

In regression models adjusted for the confounding effects of social

SUBMITTER: Byford M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3995254 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature