Adult Physical Health Outcomes of Adolescent Girls With Conduct Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety

Bardone, Anna M.; Moffitt, Terrie E.; Caspi, Avshalom; Dickson, Nigel; Stanton, Warren R.; Silva, Phil A.

doi:10.1097/00004583-199806000-00009

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“…There is evidence of low socioeconomic status, broken family structure, unsuccessful bonding between parent and child and other family factors [11,12], as well as of psychiatric determinants such as conduct problems and other externalising symptoms [2,9,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In addition, a low level of education and educational expectations, as well as a dislike of school, are known to be associated with teenage pregnancy [11].…”

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Childhood bullying as a predictor for becoming a teenage mother in Finland

Lehti

Sourander²,

Klomek³

et al. 2010

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Objective: To examine the association between bullying behaviour at the age of eight and becoming a mother under the age of 20.Study design: Birth cohort study, which included 2867 Finnish girls at baseline in 1989. Register-based follow-up data on births was collected from 1994 until 2000. Information on both the main exposure and outcome was available for 2507 girls.Results: Both bullies and victims had an increased risk of becoming a teenage mother independently of family-related risk factors. When controlled for childhood psychopathology, however, the association remained significant for bullies (OR 2.2, 95 % CI 1.2-4.1) and bully-victims (OR 1.8, 95 % CI 1.05-3.2), but not for pure victims. Reports of bullying and victimization from the girls themselves, their parents and their teachers were all associated with becoming a teenage mother independently of each other. Conclusion:There is a predictive association between being a bully in childhood and becoming a mother in adolescence. It may be useful to target bullies for teenage pregnancy prevention.

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Childhood bullying as a predictor for becoming a teenage mother in Finland

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Sourander²,

Klomek³

et al. 2010

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…1,2 Both clinical and subclinical symptoms of depression during adolescence can impair social, emotional, and/or cognitive development 3 and lead to multiple adverse consequences on functioning in adulthood, including poor educational and occupational attainment, other mental health disorders, and suicide. [4][5][6][7][8] Adolescence is a key period for the development and prevention of mood difficulties, because the prognosis tends to be poorer when these difficulties emerge in adolescence as opposed to adulthood. 9 Schools represent a universal and influential context of youth development.…”

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School Environment and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Research indicates that adolescents who perceive their school to have a positive socioeducational environment are at reduced risk of developing depressive symptoms. However, there is limited evidence that school environments can influence adolescent emotional health independently from individual perceptions. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This multilevel longitudinal study shows that better school socioeducational environments, as assessed at the school level, reduce the prospective risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents. This association is shown to be independent from confounders and stronger in girls than boys. abstract OBJECTIVE: It remains unclear whether school environments can influence the emotional health of adolescents. In this large-scale prospective study, we use multilevel modeling to examine whether the school socioeducational environment contributes to the risk of developing depressive symptoms in secondary school students. METHODS:As part of a longitudinal study on school success in disadvantaged communities, 5262 adolescents from 71 secondary schools were followed annually. Socioeducational environment was assessed by a composite measure of social climate, learning opportunities, fairness and clarity of rules, and safety. Depressive symptoms were evaluated by using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. Multilevel regressions tested the association between school socioeducational environment in grade 8 and depressive symptoms in grades 10 to 11, adjusting for previous depressive symptoms in grade 7 and potential confounders at the individual and school levels. RESULTS:Modest but significant variation in depressive symptoms was found between schools (intraclass correlation = 3.3%). School-level socioeducational environment in grade 8 was predictive of student depressive symptoms in grades 10 to 11, even after adjusting for potential school and individual confounders. This association was slightly stronger for girls. Student perceptions of school socioeducational environment were also predictive of depressive symptoms. Other schoollevel factors, including school size, were not predictive of depressive symptoms once socioeducational environment was taken into account. CONCLUSIONS:Adolescents who attend a secondary school with a better socioeducational environment are at reduced risk of developing depressive symptoms. School environments appear to have a greater influence on risk in adolescent girls than boys. Pediatrics 2013;131:e702-e708 AUTHORS:

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“…8,9 Nevertheless, recent epidemiological studies suggest that relatively strong longitudinal associations may emerge between psychopathology and BMI, particularly when psychopathology involves the presence of depressive symptoms during childhood and adolescence in women, [10][11][12][13] and when follow-up assessment expands beyond age 21 years. 13,14 While previous longitudinal studies on body weight and depression followed study subjects up from childhood to young adulthood, this is the first study using long-term follow-up data into middle age. Based on prior longitudinal studies, [10][11][12] we test the hypothesis that depressive symptoms present during childhood predict increased weight gain and an increased incidence of obesity in adulthood.…”

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Depressive symptoms during childhood and adult obesity: the Zurich Cohort Study

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Depression and obesity have become major health problems with increasing prevalence. Given the limited effectiveness of treatment for weight problems, the identification of novel, potentially modifiable risk factors may provide insights on new preventive approaches to obesity. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that depressive symptoms during childhood are associated with weight gain and obesity during young adulthood. Participants were from a prospective community-based cohort study of young adults (N ¼ 591) followed between ages 19 and 40 years. The sample was stratified to increase the probability of somatic and psychological syndromes. Information was derived from six subsequent semistructured diagnostic interviews conducted by professionals over 20 years. The outcome measures were body mass index (BMI) and obesity (BMI430). Among women, depressive symptoms before age 17 years were associated with increased weight gain (4.8 vs 2.6% BMI increase per 10 years) representing greater risk for adult obesity (hazard ratio ¼ 11.52, Po0.05). Among men, only after controlling for confounders, depressive symptoms before age 17 years were associated with increased weight gain (6.6 vs 5.2% BMI increase per 10 years) in adulthood but not with occurrence of obesity. These associations between childhood depressive symptoms and adult body weight were adjusted for baseline body weight, a family history of weight problems, levels of physical activity, consumption of alcohol and nicotine, and demographic variables. As the magnitude of the associations was high, and depression during childhood is a prevalent and treatable condition, this finding may have important clinical implications for the prevention and treatment of obesity. Whether the results of this study are limited to populations with elevated levels of psychopathology remains to be tested. Molecular Psychiatry (2005) 10, 842-850.

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Adult Physical Health Outcomes of Adolescent Girls With Conduct Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety

Cited by 324 publications

References 33 publications

Childhood bullying as a predictor for becoming a teenage mother in Finland

Childhood bullying as a predictor for becoming a teenage mother in Finland

School Environment and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study

Depressive symptoms during childhood and adult obesity: the Zurich Cohort Study

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