Maternal perinatal mental health and offspring academic achievement at age 16: the mediating role of childhood executive function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elucidating risk pathways for under-achieving at school can inform strategies to reduce the number of adolescents leaving school without passing grades in core subjects. Maternal depression can compromise the quality of parental care and is associated with multiple negative child outcomes. However, only a few small studies have investigated the association between perinatal maternal depression and poor academic achievement in adolescence. The pathways to explain the risks are also unclear.

Method

Prospective observational data from 5,801 parents and adolescents taking part in a large UK population cohort (Avon-Longitudinal-Study-of-Parents-and-Children) were used to test associations between maternal and paternal depression and anxiety in the perinatal period, exe

SUBMITTER: Pearson RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4789117 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature