Gestational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and social skills and problem behaviors in adolescents: The HOME study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent environmental pollutants used as flame retardants. Gestational PBDE exposure has been associated with a variety of behavior problems in children, but little is known about its impact into adolescence, particularly on social skills, which are important for achieving social competence, establishing identity, and forming lasting relationships.

Objective

We investigated associations between gestational exposure to PBDEs and social skills and problem behaviors in early adolescence in a longitudinal pregnancy and birth cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio (recruited 2003-2006).

Methods

We measured maternal serum concentrations of five PBDE congeners during gestation. At age 12, we measured social skills and problem beha

SUBMITTER: Hartley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8748392 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature