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Prenatal family adversity and maternal mental health and vulnerability to peer victimisation at school
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Lereya, Suzet and Wolke, Dieter (2013) Prenatal family adversity and maternal mental health and vulnerability to peer victimisation at school. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 54 (Number 6). pp. 644-652. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12012 ISSN 0021-9630.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12012
Abstract
Keywords:
Bullying;victimisation;anxiety;depression;prenatal;parenting;ALSPAC
Background: Prenatal stress has been shown to predict persistent behavioural abnormalities in offspring. Unknown is whether prenatal stress makes children more vulnerable to peer victimisation.
Methods: The current study is based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective community-based study. Family adversity, maternal anxiety and depression were assessed at repeated intervals in pregnancy and the postnatal period. Parenting, partner conflict and temperament were measured at preschool age. Peer victimisation was assessed using multiple informants (child, parent, teacher) at primary school age (between ages 7 and 10).
Results: Prenatal severe family adversity and maternal mental health directly increased the risk of victimisation at school even when controlled for postnatal family adversity and maternal mental health, parenting, partner conflict and temperament. Effects were found to be independent of sources of information of peer victimisation. Partner conflict and maladaptive parenting also independently increased the risk of peer victimisation.
Conclusions: Experiences in pregnancy may affect the developing foetus and increase vulnerability to be victimised by peers. Conflict between parents and their parenting further increase the risk of being victimised by peers at school.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0021-9630 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 54 | ||||
Number: | Number 6 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 644-652 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/jcpp.12012 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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