Do Time in Child Care and Peer Group Exposure Predict Poor Socioemotional Adjustment in Norway?

Solheim, Elisabet; Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne

doi:10.1111/cdev.12071

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“…At T1, Trondheim Early Secure Study children averaged 5538 hours in day care, 31 and their day care teachers thus had ample time to observe and evaluate them. These teachers should therefore be well positioned to evaluate the extent to which problems Step 1…”

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Predicting Service Use for Mental Health Problems Among Young Children

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OBJECTIVE: To identify sociodemographic, child, parent, and day care provider factors at age 4 that predict Norwegian children’s service use for mental health problems at age 7. METHOD: Two birth cohorts of 4-year-old children and their parents living in the city of Trondheim, Norway, were invited (82% consented). We successfully interviewed 995 parents among 1250 drawn to participate using the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment to set diagnoses and record parental burden and service use. Information concerning sociodemographics, child impairment, parental social support, and child need for mental health services according to parents, day care teacher, and health nurse were obtained. RESULTS: Rate of service use among those with a behavioral or emotional disorder was 10.7% at age 4 and 25.2% at age 7. Behavioral disorders (odds ratio [OR] 2.6, confidence interval [CI] 1.3–5.3), but not emotional disorders, predicted service use. When adjusted for incapacity (OR 1.3, CI 1.2–1.6), disorders were no longer predictive. Incapacity, in turn, was not predictive once parental burden (OR 1.1, CI 1.0–1.1) and parents’ (OR 2.7, CI 1.0–7.9) and day care teachers’ (OR 2.1, CI 1.4–3.2) judgment of child need of help were included. Lower socioeconomic status predicted more service use over and beyond these factors (OR 3.0, CI 1.5–6.1). CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral disorders may instigate service use if they result in impairment, and such impairment may operate via increased parental burden and parent and caregiver problem recognition. Service use may be increased through effective screening programs and efforts to increase day care teachers’ recognition of emotional problems.

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“…A recent study in the UK also found that more time in centre-based care was associated with more behavioural difficulties 8. However, studies from Norway have shown little evidence that greater time in care is associated with children's externalising problems 9 10. There is inconclusive evidence regarding associations between the time spent in different types of childcare and children's cognitive outcomes.…”

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Time spent in different types of childcare and children's development at school entry: an Australian longitudinal study

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“…The mothers feeling of ambivalence towards the medication for the child are described in other studies [4]. Solheim and Wichstrøm [29] describes that 7.8% of the child population (aged 4 years) rate within the highest SDQ . This reflects the need for support and supervision that these parents need, both from their social network [8] and from professionals such as the public health nurse [25].…”

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Parental perception of family functioning in everyday life with a child with ADHD

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Scand J Public Health

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The aim of this study was to describe and investigate family characteristics in relation to support, behaviour of the child, family functioning and sense of coherence from the parents' perspective in families with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A further aim was to explore predictors of family functioning. Methods: The study population consisted of 1964 parents of children with ADHD aged 15 years old and younger. In all, 265 parents responded to a questionnaire (response rate 48.2%; 217 mothers and 48 fathers). In addition to questions about the parents, children, family characteristics and support from health services, the questionnaire included the Family Assessment Device (FAD), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Sense of Coherence (SOC) and Social Cohesion and Support Index (SCS). Data were analysed with descriptive, comparative and standard multiple regression analyses. Results: Parents with ADHD reported a weaker SOC and poorer FAD in the family than parents without ADHD. Parents with children medicated for ADHD were significantly more satisfied with social support (SCS), rated their children's behaviour as less problematic and reported better family functioning. Parents' age, SOC, SCS, SDQ and support from the community health services explained 46.2% of the variation in FAD. Conclusions: A strong SOC, social support and support from the community health services were strongly associated with a positive effect on family functioning. Parents with ADHD reported a weaker SOC and poorer family functioning than parents without ADHD. This knowledge may be useful and should be taken into account when planning support for such families.

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Do Time in Child Care and Peer Group Exposure Predict Poor Socioemotional Adjustment in Norway?

Cited by 26 publications

References 63 publications

Predicting Service Use for Mental Health Problems Among Young Children

Predicting Service Use for Mental Health Problems Among Young Children

Time spent in different types of childcare and children's development at school entry: an Australian longitudinal study

Parental perception of family functioning in everyday life with a child with ADHD

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