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Parenting and polygenic influences: Investigating gene-environment correlations in disruptive child behavior.
Runze J, Nieterau M, Creasey N … +1 more , Overbeek G
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 Jun · PMID 40469042 · Publisher ↗
Disruptive behavior increases the risk of developing more severe behavior problems later in life, including antisocial and criminal behavior. Parents behavior, and possibly their genetic makeup as well, plays a key role...
Disruptive behavior increases the risk of developing more severe behavior problems later in life, including antisocial and criminal behavior. Parents behavior, and possibly their genetic makeup as well, plays a key role in shaping their children's disruptive behavior. We examined gene-environment (parenting) correlations as underlying mechanisms for disruptive child behavior in a cross-sectional study. Polygenic scores for disruptive and externalizing behavior (PGS-DB and PGS-EXT) and parent-reported harsh and warm-supportive parenting were measured in 288 Dutch parent-child pairs (Child = 6.26, SD = 1.31, 48% girls) with above-average parent-reported disruptive behavior. Harsh and warm-supportive parenting and children's PGS-DB were associated with disruptive child behavior ( = .23, .10 and .15, respectively), but no evidence emerged for gene-environment correlations or genetic nurture. However, harsh parenting was found to partially mediate the link between parental PGS-EXT and disruptive child behavior ( = .04). These findings suggest that the choice of polygenic scores may influence the ability to detect genetic nurture as a relevant mechanism underlying disruptive child behavior.
Longitudinal associations between the infant gut microbiome and negative affect in toddlerhood.
Vogel SC, Murgueitio N, Huth N … +6 more , Sem K, Knickmeyer RC, Short SJ, Mills-Koonce R, Propper C, Wagner NJ
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 Jun · PMID 40469040 · Full text
The role of the gut microbiome in infant development has gained increasing interest in recent years. Most research on this topic has focused on the first three to four years of life because this is a critical period for...
The role of the gut microbiome in infant development has gained increasing interest in recent years. Most research on this topic has focused on the first three to four years of life because this is a critical period for developing gut-brain connections. Prior studies have identified associations between the composition and diversity of the gut microbiome in infancy and markers of temperament, including negative affect. However, the specific microbes affected, and the directionality of these associations have differed between studies, likely due to differences in the developmental period of focus and assessment approaches. In the current preregistered study, we examined connections between the gut microbiome, assessed at two time points in infancy (2 weeks and 18 months), and negative affect measured at 30 months of age in a longitudinal study of infants and their caregivers. We found that infants with higher gut microbiome diversity at 2 weeks showed more observed negative affect during a study visit at 30 months. We also found evidence for associations between specific genera of bacteria in infancy and negative affect. These results suggest associations between specific features of the gut microbiome and child behavior may differ based on timing of gut microbiome measurement.
Childhood trauma and eating disorder risk among young adult females: The mediating role of mentalization.
Santoro G, Cannavò M, Schimmenti A … +1 more , Barberis N
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 Jun · PMID 40458853 · Publisher ↗
Eating disorders (EDs) are particularly prevalent among young adult females. Previous research has shown that childhood trauma and reduced mentalizing abilities are involved in ED symptoms. The current study was aimed at...
Eating disorders (EDs) are particularly prevalent among young adult females. Previous research has shown that childhood trauma and reduced mentalizing abilities are involved in ED symptoms. The current study was aimed at testing the mediating effects of failures in mentalizing on the relationship between childhood trauma and ED risk among young adult females. The sample consisted of 409 Caucasian young adult females, aged between 18 and 30 years old ( = 23.45, SD = 2.76). The reported mean body mass index was within the normal range ( = 22.62; SD = 4.35). Self-report instruments were administered to assess the variables of interest. Structural equation modeling revealed that childhood trauma predicted increased failures in mentalizing ( = .36) and ED risk ( = .30), that failures in mentalizing predicted an increased ED risk ( = .35), and that the positive association between childhood trauma and ED risk was partially mediated by failures in mentalizing (indirect effect: = .13). These findings suggest that ED symptoms might result from unprocessed and painful feelings embedded in child abuse and neglect. Clinical interventions focused at improving mentalizing abilities might reduce the ED risk among young adult females who have been exposed to childhood trauma.
Bidirectional and longitudinal relationship between nature contact and children's problem behavior: The mediating role of prosocial behavior.
Liu H, Zhang J, Qi Y … +2 more , Yu X, Yang X
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40433745 · Publisher ↗
Previous studies have suggested that nature contact is a protective factor for problem behavior in children. However, there remains a significant gap in research exploring the reciprocal relationship between nature conta...
Previous studies have suggested that nature contact is a protective factor for problem behavior in children. However, there remains a significant gap in research exploring the reciprocal relationship between nature contact and children's problem behavior, as well as the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship. This study employed a longitudinal three-wave design involving 516 children in China (268 girls, = 10.88 ± 0.66 years old at Time 3). Cross-lagged analyses indicated that nature contact and problem behavior negatively predicted each other over time, and prosocial behavior bidirectionally mediated the relationship between nature contact and problem behavior. These results provided evidence for the relationships among nature interaction, social development, and behavioral development in children. These findings suggested that promoting prosocial behavior could reduce problem behavior and enhance nature engagement, potentially serving as a strategy to foster comprehensive development in children.
Between and within-person relations between psychological wellbeing and distress in adolescence: A random intercept cross-lagged panel examination.
Thakur H, Choi JW, Temple JR … +1 more , Cohen JR
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40432240 · Full text
Holistic frameworks of mental health outline that a focus on psychopathology does not represent an optimal approach to defining, measuring and treating mental health. Rather, theoretical, empirical, and applied psycholog...
Holistic frameworks of mental health outline that a focus on psychopathology does not represent an optimal approach to defining, measuring and treating mental health. Rather, theoretical, empirical, and applied psychological efforts should incorporate psychological well-being (PWB). Studies of PWB have overwhelmingly focused on adult populations, rendering a translation down to adolescence difficult. The current study explores the between-person, as well as within-person short-term, prospective relations between psychopathology and wellbeing within a community sample of adolescents (i.e., 553 youth aged 12 - 18, mean age: 14.97 years, 51.2% Male, 40.7% of participants identified as Hispanic (225 individuals), 38.5% identified as White (213 individuals), and 35.6% identified as Black (197 individuals), 3-wave, 1-year survey). Results demonstrated significant, negative between-person relations between psychopathology and PWB ( = -0.25, SE = 0.11, = 0.021, = -0.39, SE = 0.15, = 0.011). At the within-person level, consistent positive prospective relations were identified for violent-delinquent behaviors and PWB, such that increases in individual levels of violent-delinquent behaviors tended to forecast higher levels of PWB at the next follow-up ( = 0.21, SE = 0.076, < 0.01; = 0.14, SE = 0.051, < 0.01). At the within-person level, prospective relations between depressive and PWB were not identified. Gender and racial/ethnic identities did not moderate findings.
Associations between paternal and maternal attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and children's socioemotional development during early childhood.
Finegold KE, Wade M, Marini F … +4 more , Brown HK, Vigod SN, Shiri R, Dennis CL
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40421604 · Publisher ↗
This study examined associations between paternal, maternal, and dual-parental attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and child socioemotional functioning over the first two years of life, combined and...
This study examined associations between paternal, maternal, and dual-parental attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and child socioemotional functioning over the first two years of life, combined and separated by child sex. The sample included mothers ( = 3,207) and fathers ( = 3,211) from a prospective cohort in Canada. Parents completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale within two weeks of childbirth. Children's socioemotional functioning was assessed using the ASQ-SE at 6 months and the BITSEA at 12, 18, and 24 months. Paternal and maternal ADHD symptoms were associated with problems in child socioemotional development in the first two years of life, with significant differences based on parent and child sex. Paternal ADHD symptoms were associated with more socioemotional difficulties in boys (aOR 1.68, 95% CI 1.13-2.51) and fewer socioemotional difficulties in girls, while maternal ADHD symptoms were associated with more socioemotional problems in girls (aOR 2.09, 95% CI 1.24-3.52) and the entire sample, including both boys and girls, between 12 and 24 months. Dual-parental ADHD symptoms had the largest effect on socioemotional development (OR 4.43, 95% CI 1.14-17.16). Our findings provide evidence that exposure to paternal and maternal ADHD symptoms, especially when both parents exhibit symptoms, is associated with worse socioemotional outcomes during early childhood.
Better than you or who I used to be: Social comparison, but not temporal comparison, maintains narcissism in adolescence.
Lee HY, Gürel Ç, Overbeek G … +1 more , Brummelman E
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40415692 · Publisher ↗
Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by a sense of being more important and entitled than others. Narcissism is high in adolescence and puts adolescents at risk of psychopathology and problematic social relati...
Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by a sense of being more important and entitled than others. Narcissism is high in adolescence and puts adolescents at risk of psychopathology and problematic social relationships. Why is narcissism persistent in adolescence? Bridging insights from developmental, clinical, social, and personality psychology, we examined whether adolescents (ages 11-15) high in narcissism maintain narcissism through downward comparisons (e.g., "I am better than my classmates"), not downward comparisons (e.g., "I am better now than when I was younger"). A cross-sectional study ( = 382, 97% Dutch) showed that adolescents higher in narcissism made more downward social and temporal comparisons. In a longitudinal study ( = 389, 99% Dutch), we assessed adolescents' narcissism levels at the beginning of the school year and at 3-month follow-up. In-between, we captured adolescents' comparisons through daily diary assessments. Adolescents higher in narcissism made more downward social and temporal comparisons. Downward social - but not temporal - comparisons partially mediated the 3-month stability of narcissism. In both studies, self-esteem was unrelated to downward comparisons. Thus, downward social - but not temporal - comparisons contribute to the maintenance of adolescent narcissism, and these comparisons constitute a potentially malleable developmental mechanism to curtail narcissism.
The impact of perinatal exposure to paternal anxiety on offspring: A prospective study using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort.
Zecchinato F, Kreppner JM, Lawrence PJ
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40415690 · Publisher ↗
BACKGROUND: Paternal perinatal mental health influences subsequent child development, yet is under-investigated. This study aims to examine the impact of different timings of paternal perinatal anxiety (prenatal-only, po...
BACKGROUND: Paternal perinatal mental health influences subsequent child development, yet is under-investigated. This study aims to examine the impact of different timings of paternal perinatal anxiety (prenatal-only, postnatal-only, and both pre-and postnatally) on children's subsequent emotional and behavioral difficulties. METHOD: We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and tested the prospective associations between anxiety in fathers and adverse mental health outcomes in children at 3 years, 6 months and 7 years, 7 months. RESULTS: Children whose fathers were anxious in the perinatal period were at higher risk of subsequent adverse outcomes, compared to children whose fathers were not anxious perinatally. At 3 years, 6 months, the highest risk group was the one with fathers anxious prenatally-only; compared to children with non-anxious fathers, children in the prenatal-only group were significantly more likely to present mental health difficulties, measured by total problems (unadjOR = 1.82, 95%CI [1.28, 2.53]). At 7 years, 7 months, children exposed to paternal anxiety both pre- and postnatally were at higher risk of any psychiatric disorder (unadjOR = 2.35, 95%CI [1.60, 3.37]) compared to the non-anxious group. CONCLUSIONS: Paternal perinatal anxiety is a risk factor for child adverse outcomes, even after accounting for maternal mental health, child temperament, and sociodemographic factors, and should not be overlooked in research and clinical practice.
Prospective effects of caregiverchild interaction on developmental manifestations of personality pathology during adolescence.
Krakau L, Silk JS, Do QB … +4 more , James K, Wright AGC, Ladouceur CD, Kaurin A
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40415688 · Publisher ↗
This study investigates the caregiver-child relationship as a proximal risk factor in the transactional development of youth personality pathology. 129 girls (aged 11-13 years), two-thirds of whom were oversampled for sh...
This study investigates the caregiver-child relationship as a proximal risk factor in the transactional development of youth personality pathology. 129 girls (aged 11-13 years), two-thirds of whom were oversampled for shy and fearful temperament, and their primary caregiver, participated in laboratory-based conflictual interactions. Trained observers rated positive and negative escalation, mutuality, relationship quality, and satisfaction. Concurrently and two years later, girls' maladaptive traits were assessed via self- and caregiver-reports based on the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) domains (negative affect, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, and psychoticism). Using a series of path models, we assessed whether dyadic interactions predicted changes in maladaptive traits. In dyads exhibiting reduced positive interaction patterns, specifically a lack of mutuality and relationship satisfaction, we observed increases in girls' negative affect, detachment, disinhibition, and psychoticism. These patterns were more pronounced in girls' self-reports. Negative escalation predicted girl- and caregiver-rated increases in antagonism. The study illustrates the importance of the caregiver-child relationship in the etiology of developmental personality pathology by establishing a link between observed caregiver-adolescent interactions and prospective changes in key domains of maladaptive traits. It expands the literature on dyadic interaction and developmental personality pathology to the dimensional framework of the AMPD.
Testing the ecophenotype hypothesis: Differences in white matter microstructure in youth with conduct disorder with versus without a history of childhood abuse.
Townend S, Staginnus M, Rogers J … +11 more , Smaragdi A, Martinelli A, Bernhard A, Raschle NM, Kohls G, Konrad K, Stadler C, Freitag CM, Walton E, De Brito SA, Fairchild G
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40415685 · Publisher ↗
Childhood maltreatment is a key risk factor for conduct disorder (CD), and the "ecophenotype hypothesis" suggests that maltreatment-related versus non-maltreatment-related CD are neurobiologically distinct. This may expl...
Childhood maltreatment is a key risk factor for conduct disorder (CD), and the "ecophenotype hypothesis" suggests that maltreatment-related versus non-maltreatment-related CD are neurobiologically distinct. This may explain inconsistent findings in previous structural connectivity studies of CD. We tested this hypothesis by comparing youth with CD with (CD/+) versus without (CD/-) childhood physical or sexual abuse in white-matter microstructure. Diffusion tensor imaging data were collected from 100 CD and 169 control participants aged 9-18 years. Using Tract-Based Spatial Statistics, we compared the CD and control groups in fractional anisotropy, and axial, radial and mean diffusivity, then compared the CD/+ ( = 39) and CD/- ( = 61) subgroups and controls. The combined CD group had higher fractional anisotropy in the corpus callosum than controls. When divided by abuse history, only the CD/- subgroup exhibited higher corpus callosum fractional anisotropy than controls; the CD/+ subgroup did not differ from controls. Comparing the CD subgroups, the CD/+ subgroup displayed higher superior longitudinal fasciculus axial diffusivity than the CD/- subgroup. Notably, sex-stratified analyses yielded different findings in all-male and all-female samples. Findings support the ecophenotype hypothesis, demonstrating microstructural differences between the CD/+ and CD/- subgroups and emphasizing the importance of considering abuse/maltreatment (and sex) in future studies.
Depressive symptom trajectories in suicide-bereaved individuals: A 24-year study from adolescence to adulthood.
Pan X, Bi K, Ma R … +2 more , Chen MS, Bonanno GA
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40400401 · Publisher ↗
Adolescents who experience bereavement following suicide are at increased risk for adverse outcomes, including depression. However, there is limited research on the heterogeneity of depressive symptoms or its long-term c...
Adolescents who experience bereavement following suicide are at increased risk for adverse outcomes, including depression. However, there is limited research on the heterogeneity of depressive symptoms or its long-term course among this population. Using a self-reported 3-item version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) administered across five waves spanning from adolescence to adulthood (1994-2018, with intervals of 1, 5, 7, and 9 years), we identified trajectories of depressive symptoms over a 24-year span in a sample of adolescents (n = 236) who reported at baseline having lost a family member or friend to suicide in the last 12 months. We identified three distinct depressive symptom trajectories: Stable low symptoms (77.5%), initially high but gradually declining symptoms (16.9%), and initially low but gradually increasing symptoms (5.5%). Race, neuroticism, sleep quality, and age were significant predictors that differentiated membership among the three trajectory groups. Implications for developing personalized assessment and intervention are discussed.
Patterns of continuity and discontinuity of childhood maltreatment across generations: A meta-analysis.
Madigan S, Turgeon J, Racine N … +5 more , Zhu J, Alink LRA, Ereyi-Osas W, Jang G, Fearon RMP
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40384270 · Publisher ↗
Empirical tests of the "cycle of maltreatment" hypothesis have typically focused on the presence or absence of child maltreatment across generations. However, this narrow focus does not account for diverse intergeneratio...
Empirical tests of the "cycle of maltreatment" hypothesis have typically focused on the presence or absence of child maltreatment across generations. However, this narrow focus does not account for diverse intergenerational pathways of maltreatment. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes data to determine the distribution of cycle maintainers, breakers, initiators, and unaffected families (i.e., controls). Of the 65 independent studies (80 samples), 30 examined intergenerational cycles of maltreatment broadly, while 27 reported data for physical abuse, 17 sexual abuse, 5 neglect, and 1 emotional abuse specifically. For maltreatment, 17.1% (95%CI: 12.1%, 22.1%) were cycle maintainers, 23.6% (95%CI: 18.0%, 29.2%) were cycle breakers, 11.4% (95%CI: 7.8%, 15.1%) were cycle initiators and 47.8% (95%CI: 39.7%, 55.9%) controls. Thus, although a parent's maltreatment history is a risk factor, results suggest that a greater proportion of parents break the cycle of maltreatment versus maintain it. Moderator analyses showed that study design, assessment methods, and demographic characteristics influence maltreatment transmission rates. Intergenerational patterns of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect are also detailed. Our findings underscore the complexity of intergenerational maltreatment, highlighting the need to explore not only its maintenance but also the protective factors that help break cycles and the risk factors that drive its initiation.
The association between childhood maltreatment and drug use: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis.
Liu Y, Miao H, Bao X … +4 more , Zhang Y, Zhang H, Zhang J, Guo C
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40370283 · Publisher ↗
While there is evidence that childhood maltreatment (CM) is positively associated with drug use (DU), the strength and difference of the association between CM and its subtypes (hereafter CM + ST) and DU remains to be fu...
While there is evidence that childhood maltreatment (CM) is positively associated with drug use (DU), the strength and difference of the association between CM and its subtypes (hereafter CM + ST) and DU remains to be further explored. A multilevel meta-analysis was conducted on 101 independent studies reporting 333 effect sizes (N = 132,341; Mage = 24.65; 43.80%males). Results showed significantly positive correlations between CM + ST and DU (range from 0.109 to 0.185). The results of the subgroup analysis revealed notable disparities in the correlations between distinct CM subtypes and DU (F = 5.358, <0.01). Specifically, the effect size for childhood sexual abuse (CSA) was significantly lower than childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM) and childhood physical maltreatment (CPM), while no significant difference was noted between the CEM and CPM groups. These effect sizes also varied across regions, drug types, gender, detection rate of CM, the presence or absence of alcohol in substances, publication status and measurement method. The significant yet differing correlations between different subtypes of CM and DU to some extent support the principle of equality in psychopathology. These findings help explain the relationship between CM + ST and DU laying the groundwork for further research into the intricate and complex associations between CM and DU.
The effects of maternal childhood victimization on depression, harsh parenting, and child externalizing problems over 10 years.
Morelli N, Hong K, Nguyen T … +4 more , Tabibian D, Alvarez-Rodriguez R, Gusman M, Villodas M
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40357801 · Publisher ↗
Physical and sexual abuse have far-reaching mental and behavioral health consequences, extending across the lifespan and, in some cases, across generations. However, empirical work in this area is limited by cross-sectio...
Physical and sexual abuse have far-reaching mental and behavioral health consequences, extending across the lifespan and, in some cases, across generations. However, empirical work in this area is limited by cross-sectional study designs, short follow-up durations, and data analytic techniques that fail to capture the nuanced developmental processes through which caregivers and children impact one another. The present study investigated the cross-lagged and bidirectional pathways between maternal childhood victimization, depression, harsh parenting, and their children's externalizing symptoms over a 10-year period. Participants were 818 mother-child dyads prospectively identified as at-risk for family violence when children were four years old. Traditional cross-lagged panel modeling (CLPM) and random-intercept cross-lagged panel modeling (RI-CLPM) documented that maternal depression, harsh parenting, and child externalizing problems - all predicted by mothers' early abuse experiences - exacerbated one another across time. Discrepancies between the CLPM and RI-CLPM highlighted the advantages, disadvantages, and methodological implications of each approach. Findings highlight maternal psychopathology and parenting as key mechanisms in the intergenerational impact of abuse, emphasizing the importance of trauma-informed, parent-mediated interventions for breaking long-term cycles of family dysfunction. The present findings support separating out between-person, trait-like components when interpreting cross-lagged associations, as these may confound within-person effects.
Susceptibility of parenting to coparenting: The roles of parent gender, parent beliefs, and infant temperament.
Wang J, Schoppe-Sullivan SJ
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40357758 · Publisher ↗
The development of parenting behaviors is influenced by the coparenting relationship - how parents coordinate and manage their shared parenting responsibilities. However, mothers and fathers may exhibit varying degrees o...
The development of parenting behaviors is influenced by the coparenting relationship - how parents coordinate and manage their shared parenting responsibilities. However, mothers and fathers may exhibit varying degrees of susceptibility to the coparenting relationship, and different factors may further shape their susceptibility. Longitudinal data from 182 different-sex dual-earner parent families were used (86% White, mostly middle- and upper-class families). Observations of coparenting and parenting behaviors were obtained at 3 and 9 months postpartum. Mothers and fathers reported their beliefs about parental roles and parenting at the third trimester of pregnancy and reported their parenting self-efficacy and infant temperament at 3 months. The results of cross-lagged panel models showed that the associations between coparenting and parenting were not significantly different for mothers and fathers. However, the moderators that shaped the associations between coparenting and parenting were distinct for mothers and fathers. Fathers' less progressive parental role beliefs strengthened the association between supportive coparenting and positive parenting, and mothers' lower parenting self-efficacy and children's lower regulatory capacity enhanced the link between undermining coparenting and negative parenting. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Effects of Peruvian mothers' experiences of violence, resilience, and posttraumatic stress on infant temperament: A longitudinal path model.
Carney JR, Park JE, Maloney CA … +3 more , Blacutt M, Yataco Romero L, Miller-Graff LE
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40314115 · Publisher ↗
Worldwide, research has demonstrated that maternal experiences of violence can adversely affect infant development, but moderating and mediating effects on this pathway are less understood, particularly within low- and m...
Worldwide, research has demonstrated that maternal experiences of violence can adversely affect infant development, but moderating and mediating effects on this pathway are less understood, particularly within low- and middle-income countries. Using longitudinal structural equation modeling, the present study analyzed data from 251 Peruvian mothers during the prenatal and postpartum periods. We evaluated the relations between mothers' experiences of childhood violence (CV), prenatal intimate partner violence (IPV), posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and resilience, and how these factors influenced domains of their infants' temperament (i.e., surgency, negative affectivity, and regulatory capacity). Consistent with hypotheses, analyses revealed that mothers' CV exposure was associated with increased prenatal IPV and PTSS, and prenatal IPV was linked to increased prenatal PTSS and lower resilience. Prenatal PTSS was linked to lower infant regulatory capacity. Maternal prenatal resilience was negatively associated with prenatal PTSS. High postpartum maternal resilience mitigated the adverse effects of maternal CV on infant regulatory capacity. Inconsistent with hypotheses, postpartum PTSS was associated with higher infant regulatory capacity, though sensitivity testing suggested this finding may be spurious. Findings underscore the need for violence prevention and prenatal mental health interventions to reduce maternal PTSS and bolster resilience to support positive infant outcomes in Peru.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms among youth in Italy, Spain, and Portugal: A three-year post-pandemic study.
Orgilés M, Amorós-Reche V, Delvecchio E … +6 more , Francisco R, Mazzeschi C, Godinho C, Pedro M, Espada JP, Morales A
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40314113 · Publisher ↗
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the population's lives. Stressful conditions during the lockdown and the reintroduction to a changed social environment emotionally affected children and adolescents. The aim of this work...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the population's lives. Stressful conditions during the lockdown and the reintroduction to a changed social environment emotionally affected children and adolescents. The aim of this work was to study anxiety and depressive symptoms in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years at different moments of the COVID-19 pandemic: April 2020 (during confinement), September 2020 (with the schools' reopening), and September 2023 (with the situation restored). Parents of 1,097 children participated in at least one assessment, completing measures of child emotional symptoms online. Cases with subclinical symptoms of anxiety and depression were higher compared to pre-pandemic studies. Overall, anxiety increased from April 2020 to September 2020, decreasing in September 2023 with no differences compared to the first assessment. Depression was high in April 2020 but decreased in September 2020, with no significant differences three years later, in September 2023. Cross-country comparisons at each point are discussed. Moreover, boys showed higher levels of depression during the pandemic compared to girls. Older children, compared to younger ones, had more anxiety and depressive symptoms throughout all the moments. These findings highlight the emotional impact of the pandemic and its conditions on children and adolescents.
Developmental trajectories of externalizing and internalizing linked to harsh parenting: The role of ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Nweze T, Hanson JL
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 May · PMID 40314111 · Publisher ↗
Past studies that examined externalizing and internalizing symptoms in separate samples have found different trajectories associated with harsh parenting. The present study uses a complex set of longitudinal modeling to...
Past studies that examined externalizing and internalizing symptoms in separate samples have found different trajectories associated with harsh parenting. The present study uses a complex set of longitudinal modeling to investigate the developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing symptoms associated with harsh parenting. We also explore the moderation of socioeconomic status and ethnicity by testing differences between income and racial groups. Using bivariate and multigroup latent change score modeling, we analyzed 12,909 participants from the Millennium Cohort Study. Results of the bivariate latent change score model showed that harsh parenting had a bidirectional association with externalizing symptoms but only a unidirectional association with internalizing symptoms. A further analysis using multi-group modeling showed that the association between harsh parenting and externalizing and internalizing symptoms differed across ethnic backgrounds but much less on socioeconomic status. Specifically, initial levels of harsh parenting predicted an increase in externalizing symptoms among White participants but not in non-White participants, and these ethnic differences cut across socioeconomic status classifications in a test of the interaction of ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Taken together, our findings suggest that the prevailing cultural norms surrounding harsh parenting may affect the degree to which it negatively impacts children's mental health.
Childhood exposure to danger increases Black youths' alcohol consumption, accelerated aging, and cardiac risk as young adults: A test of the incubation hypothesis.
Beach SRH, Carter SE, Ong ML … +9 more , Lavner JA, Kogan SM, Ehrlich KB, Lei MK, Simons RL, Adesogan O, Gibbons FX, Gerrard M, Philibert RA
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 Apr · PMID 40289919 · Full text
Using the dual-pathway framework (Beach et al., a), we tested a Neuro-immune Network (NIN) hypothesis: i.e., that chronically elevated inflammatory processes may have delayed (i.e., incubation) effects on young adult sub...
Using the dual-pathway framework (Beach et al., a), we tested a Neuro-immune Network (NIN) hypothesis: i.e., that chronically elevated inflammatory processes may have delayed (i.e., incubation) effects on young adult substance use, leading to negative health outcomes. In a sample of 449 participants in the Family and Community Health Study who were followed from age 10 to age 29, we examined a non-self-report index of young adult elevated alcohol consumption (EAC). By controlling self-reported substance use at the transition to adulthood, we were able to isolate a significant delayed (incubation) effect from childhood exposure to danger to EAC (β = -.157, p = .006), which contributed to significantly worse aging outomes. Indirect effects from danger to aging outcomes via EAC were: GrimAge (IE = .010, [.002, .024]), Cardiac Risk (IE = -.004, [-.011, -.001]), DunedinPACE (IE = .002, [.000, .008]). In exploratory analyses we examined potential sex differences in effects, showing slightly stronger incubation effects for men and slightly stronger effects of EAC on aging outcomes for women. Results support the NIN hypothesis that incubation of immune pathway effects contributes to elevated alcohol consumption in young adulthood, resulting in accelerated aging and elevated cardiac risk outcomes via health behavior.
Latent profiles of coping and subjective views in parentally bereaved children: Predicting depression symptoms, intrusive grief, and suicidality over time.
Hoppe R, Sandler I, Tein JY … +1 more , Winter M
Dev Psychopathol · 2025 Apr · PMID 40276931 · Full text
Childhood bereavement is a public health issue with significant mental health implications, including depression, intrusive grief, and suicidality. Theories suggest that children's malleable processes, like coping and su...
Childhood bereavement is a public health issue with significant mental health implications, including depression, intrusive grief, and suicidality. Theories suggest that children's malleable processes, like coping and subjective views of themselves and their environment, influence adaptation to bereavement. Protective processes may mitigate mental health risks, while risk processes may exacerbate them. Using a sample of support-seeking, parentally-bereaved children (8-16 years; = 11.39, = 2.43; 53% male; 67% White), this study employs latent profile analysis to identify baseline patterns of coping and subjective views; and examines how profile membership predicts depression symptoms, intrusive grief, and suicidality at 14-month and six-year assessments. Three profiles were identified: (34%), (23%), and (43%). Profile membership predicted depression symptoms. Children in the profile showed higher depression symptoms than those in the other profiles 14-months later, while children in the profile unexpectedly showed higher depression symptoms six-years later compared to those in the profile. Profile membership did not predict intrusive grief or suicidality. Findings underscore the importance of person-centered approaches in understanding adaptation following parental death and raise questions about the association between baseline childhood protective processes and long-term depression symptoms.
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