Childhood experiences of parenting and age at menarche, age at menopause and duration of reproductive lifespan: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The parent-child relationship is critical for human development, yet little is known about its association with offsprings' reproductive health outside the context of abuse and neglect. We investigated whether childhood experiences of poor-quality parenting (characterized as decreased parental care and increased parental overprotection) are associated with women's reproductive timing and lifespan.

Study design

Observational study of 2383 women aged 55-89 years in 2007 from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Multinomial logistic regression models were estimated.

Main outcome measures

Self-reported ages at menarche and menopause and duration of reproductive lifespan.

Results

Increasing maternal and paternal overprotection were associated

SUBMITTER: Demakakos P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature