Associations of parental depression during adolescence with cognitive development in later life in China: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has underscored negative impacts of perinatal parental depression on offspring cognitive performance in early childhood. However, little is known about the effects of parental depression during adolescence on offspring cognitive development.

Methods and findings

This study used longitudinal data from the nationally representative China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). The sample included 2,281 adolescents aged 10-15 years (the median age was 13 years with an interquartile range between 11 and 14 years) in 2012 when their parents were surveyed for depression symptoms with the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The sample was approximately balanced by sex, with 1,088 females (47.7%). We examined the associations of parental

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7799791 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature