Prenatal and Postnatal Predictive Factors for Children’s Inattentive and Hyperactive Symptoms at 5 Years of Age: The Role of Early Family-related Factors

We examined several parent-reported prenatal and postnatal factors as potential risk factors for attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology in 5-year-old children. Our study is based on the CHILD-SLEEP birth cohort. Several parental questionnaires were collected prenatally (3...

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Published in:Child psychiatry and human development 2021-10, Vol.52 (5), p.783-799
Main Authors: Huhdanpää, Hanna, Morales-Muñoz, Isabel, Aronen, Eeva T., Pölkki, Pirjo, Saarenpää-Heikkilä, Outi, Kylliäinen, Anneli, Paavonen, E. Juulia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Authoritative parenting
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and School Psychology
Child, Preschool
Childbirth & labor
Children
Children & youth
Cohort Studies
Early intervention
Evidence-based medicine
Families & family life
Family support
Fathers
Female
Humans
Hyperactivity
Longitudinal studies
Male
Medical screening
Mental depression
Mental health services
Mothers
Original
Original Article
Parenting
Parenting style
Parents
Parents & parenting
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Psychiatry
Psychology
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Sleep
Symptoms
Tests
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Summary:We examined several parent-reported prenatal and postnatal factors as potential risk factors for attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology in 5-year-old children. Our study is based on the CHILD-SLEEP birth cohort. Several parental questionnaires were collected prenatally (32nd pregnancy week) and postnatally (i.e. child aged 3, 8, and 24 months and at 5 years). At 5 years of age, ADHD symptoms were assessed using questionnaires. Our main results showed that being a boy, parental depressive symptoms, more negative family atmosphere or a child’s shorter sleep duration, and maternal authoritarian parenting style predicted inattentive/hyperactive symptoms. Maternal and paternal authoritative parenting style predicted less inattentive/hyperactive symptoms. Children with several risk factors together had the highest risk for inattentive/hyperactive symptoms. Our findings emphasise the need for early screening and treatment of parental mental health, and early evidence-based targeted parental support, to enable early intervention in those children at a risk of developing ADHD.
ISSN:0009-398X
1573-3327
DOI:10.1007/s10578-020-01057-7