Association of maternal emotional symptoms and childhood adverse experiences with children's emotional and behavioral problems

YU Min; ZHU Min; HE Haiyan; DOU Lianjie; LI Ruoyu; WAN Yuhui

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.021

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YU Min, ZHU Min, HE Haiyan, DOU Lianjie, LI Ruoyu, WAN Yuhui. Association of maternal emotional symptoms and childhood adverse experiences with children's emotional and behavioral problems[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(3): 411-414. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.021

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YU Min, ZHU Min, HE Haiyan, DOU Lianjie, LI Ruoyu, WAN Yuhui. Association of maternal emotional symptoms and childhood adverse experiences with children's emotional and behavioral problems[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(3): 411-414. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.021

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YU Min, ZHU Min, HE Haiyan, DOU Lianjie, LI Ruoyu, WAN Yuhui. Association of maternal emotional symptoms and childhood adverse experiences with children's emotional and behavioral problems[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(3): 411-414. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.021

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Association of maternal emotional symptoms and childhood adverse experiences with children's emotional and behavioral problems

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.03.021

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Child Health Care Department, Wuhu Maternal and Child Health Care Family Planning Service Center, Wuhu(241000), Anhui Province, China

Received Date: 2022-10-17
Rev Recd Date: 2022-12-26
Publish Date: 2023-03-25

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Objective To explore the mediating effect of maternal emotional symptoms on maternal adverse experiences and children's emotional behavior problems, so as to provide a scientific basis for family intervention of children with emotional behavior problems. Methods A multi-stage sampling method was used to select 12 kindergartens in 3 districts and counties of Wuhu City. The questionnaire star method was used to investigate the love of homosexuality in families and children, children's emotional behavior development questionnaire, mother's life experience questionnaire, mother's emotional symptoms questionnaire, etc. SPSS 23.0 software was used for general descriptive analysis and Spearman correlation analysis. GLS method was used to evaluate the mediating effect of maternal mental health level between maternal adverse experiences and children's emotional and behavioral problems. Results The difficulty factor score in the Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) of preschool children in Wuhu City was (10.08±4.05) points, the abnormal detection rate of the total difficulty score was 6.6%, and the abnormal detection rate of prosocial behavior was 16.5%, the total score of mother's adverse experience was positively correlated with the total score of mother's SDQ difficulties and the scores of mother's depression, anxiety and stress symptoms. The total score of children's SDQ difficulties was positively correlated with the scores of mother's depression, anxiety and stress emotions(r=0.17-0.71, P < 0.01). The results of mediating effect analysis showed that the intermediate effect coefficients of maternal depression, anxiety, stress and other emotions between the total score of maternal adverse experience and the total score of children's SDQ difficulties were statistically significant(P < 0.05), and the mediating effect accounted for 22.6%, 15.2% and 17.1% of the total effect, respectively. Conclusion The relationship between maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's emotional behavior problems was influenced by maternal emotional symptoms. Attention to mothers' early life experience and mental health is beneficial to the prevention and control of children's emotional and behavioral problems.
- Emotions,
- Life change events,
- Mental health,
- Child

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