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The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study

Background: Stressful life events (SLEs) are recognized risk factors for emotional and behavioral problems, but the association is understudied among young children. Our aim was to examine the association between exposure to SLEs and emotional and behavioral problems in young children up to 7 years...

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Autores principales: Fang, Yuan, Raat, Hein, Windhorst, Dafna A., Fierloos, Irene N., Jonkman, Harrie, Hosman, Clemens M. H., Crone, Matty R., Jansen, Wilma, van Grieken, Amy
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162672
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031650
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author Fang, Yuan
Raat, Hein
Windhorst, Dafna A.
Fierloos, Irene N.
Jonkman, Harrie
Hosman, Clemens M. H.
Crone, Matty R.
Jansen, Wilma
van Grieken, Amy
author_facet Fang, Yuan
Raat, Hein
Windhorst, Dafna A.
Fierloos, Irene N.
Jonkman, Harrie
Hosman, Clemens M. H.
Crone, Matty R.
Jansen, Wilma
van Grieken, Amy
author_sort Fang, Yuan
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description Background: Stressful life events (SLEs) are recognized risk factors for emotional and behavioral problems, but the association is understudied among young children. Our aim was to examine the association between exposure to SLEs and emotional and behavioral problems in young children up to 7 years old. Methods: We analyzed baseline data from 959 children (mean age = 3.3 years; SD = 1.9; 47.5% girls) in the CIKEO study, a community-based longitudinal study in the Netherlands. Linear regression was used to assess the associations between the total as well as the individual exposure to SLEs experienced in the past 12 months, and emotional and behavioral problems assessed by CBCL 1.5-5. Interactions of SLEs and child age, sex, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status were explored. Results: Higher total exposure to SLEs, as indicated by the number of SLEs, was significantly associated with higher CBCL total, internalizing and externalizing problem scores (p for trend < 0.05). The results did not differ by child age, sex, ethnic background, or family SES. Six out of the 12 SLEs explored were independently associated with greater CBCL total/externalizing/internalizing scores (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Exposure to SLEs is associated with higher levels of emotional and behavioral problems in young children, and the impact of SLEs may vary depending on the types of events. Stressful life events might be a useful target for interventions to improve emotional and behavioral well-being among young children.
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spelling pubmed-88352082022-02-12 The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study Fang, Yuan Raat, Hein Windhorst, Dafna A. Fierloos, Irene N. Jonkman, Harrie Hosman, Clemens M. H. Crone, Matty R. Jansen, Wilma van Grieken, Amy Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Stressful life events (SLEs) are recognized risk factors for emotional and behavioral problems, but the association is understudied among young children. Our aim was to examine the association between exposure to SLEs and emotional and behavioral problems in young children up to 7 years old. Methods: We analyzed baseline data from 959 children (mean age = 3.3 years; SD = 1.9; 47.5% girls) in the CIKEO study, a community-based longitudinal study in the Netherlands. Linear regression was used to assess the associations between the total as well as the individual exposure to SLEs experienced in the past 12 months, and emotional and behavioral problems assessed by CBCL 1.5-5. Interactions of SLEs and child age, sex, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status were explored. Results: Higher total exposure to SLEs, as indicated by the number of SLEs, was significantly associated with higher CBCL total, internalizing and externalizing problem scores (p for trend < 0.05). The results did not differ by child age, sex, ethnic background, or family SES. Six out of the 12 SLEs explored were independently associated with greater CBCL total/externalizing/internalizing scores (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Exposure to SLEs is associated with higher levels of emotional and behavioral problems in young children, and the impact of SLEs may vary depending on the types of events. Stressful life events might be a useful target for interventions to improve emotional and behavioral well-being among young children. MDPI 2022-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8835208/ /pubmed/35162672 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031650 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fang, Yuan
Raat, Hein
Windhorst, Dafna A.
Fierloos, Irene N.
Jonkman, Harrie
Hosman, Clemens M. H.
Crone, Matty R.
Jansen, Wilma
van Grieken, Amy
The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title_full The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title_fullStr The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title_full_unstemmed The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title_short The Association between Stressful Life Events and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children 0–7 Years Old: The CIKEO Study
title_sort association between stressful life events and emotional and behavioral problems in children 0–7 years old: the cikeo study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162672
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031650
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