Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin-differences study / Rebecca E. LACEY ; Louise ARSENEAULT ; Avshalom CASPI ; Eloise CRUSH ; Andrea DANESE ; Rachel M. LATHAM ; Terrie E. MOFFITT ; Joanne B. NEWBURY ; Jonathan D. SCHAEFER ; Helen L. FISHER ; Jessie R. BALDWIN in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66-5 (May 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-5 (May 2025) . - p.650-658 Titre : Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin-differences study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rebecca E. LACEY, Auteur ; Louise ARSENEAULT, Auteur ; Avshalom CASPI, Auteur ; Eloise CRUSH, Auteur ; Andrea DANESE, Auteur ; Rachel M. LATHAM, Auteur ; Terrie E. MOFFITT, Auteur ; Joanne B. NEWBURY, Auteur ; Jonathan D. SCHAEFER, Auteur ; Helen L. FISHER, Auteur ; Jessie R. BALDWIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.650-658 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Protective factors  ACEs  twin differences  adult social support  maternal warmth  psychopathology  resilience Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with mental health problems, but many children who experience ACEs do not develop such difficulties. A warm and supportive adult presence in childhood is associated with a lower likelihood of developing mental health problems after exposure to ACEs. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal, as previous research has not accounted for genetic and environmental confounding. Methods We used the twin-difference design to strengthen causal inference about whether a warm and supportive adult presence protects children exposed to ACEs from mental health problems. Participants were from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a UK population-representative birth cohort of 2,232 same-sex twins. ACEs were measured prospectively from ages 5 to 12. Maternal warmth was assessed at ages 5 and 10 through maternal speech samples. Adult support was assessed through child reports at age 12. Mental health problems were assessed through interviews at age 12 with parents and teachers and participants at age 18. Results Among children exposed to ACEs, those who experienced greater maternal warmth and adult support had lower levels of mental health problems at ages 12 and 18. In monozygotic twin-difference analyses, the protective effects of maternal warmth and adult support on mental health were attenuated by 70% for maternal warmth and 81% for adult support, compared to phenotypic analyses. Twins who experienced greater maternal warmth and adult support had minimal or no difference in mental health compared to their co-twins, concordant for ACE exposure. Conclusions The apparent protective effect of a warm, supportive adult against mental health problems following ACEs is largely explained by genetic and environmental confounding. This suggests that interventions which boost maternal warmth and adult support should be supplemented by components addressing wider family environments and heritable vulnerabilities in children exposed to adversity, to improve mental health. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14070 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554 [article] Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin-differences study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rebecca E. LACEY, Auteur ; Louise ARSENEAULT, Auteur ; Avshalom CASPI, Auteur ; Eloise CRUSH, Auteur ; Andrea DANESE, Auteur ; Rachel M. LATHAM, Auteur ; Terrie E. MOFFITT, Auteur ; Joanne B. NEWBURY, Auteur ; Jonathan D. SCHAEFER, Auteur ; Helen L. FISHER, Auteur ; Jessie R. BALDWIN, Auteur . - p.650-658. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-5 (May 2025) . - p.650-658 Mots-clés : Protective factors  ACEs  twin differences  adult social support  maternal warmth  psychopathology  resilience Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with mental health problems, but many children who experience ACEs do not develop such difficulties. A warm and supportive adult presence in childhood is associated with a lower likelihood of developing mental health problems after exposure to ACEs. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal, as previous research has not accounted for genetic and environmental confounding. Methods We used the twin-difference design to strengthen causal inference about whether a warm and supportive adult presence protects children exposed to ACEs from mental health problems. Participants were from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a UK population-representative birth cohort of 2,232 same-sex twins. ACEs were measured prospectively from ages 5 to 12. Maternal warmth was assessed at ages 5 and 10 through maternal speech samples. Adult support was assessed through child reports at age 12. Mental health problems were assessed through interviews at age 12 with parents and teachers and participants at age 18. Results Among children exposed to ACEs, those who experienced greater maternal warmth and adult support had lower levels of mental health problems at ages 12 and 18. In monozygotic twin-difference analyses, the protective effects of maternal warmth and adult support on mental health were attenuated by 70% for maternal warmth and 81% for adult support, compared to phenotypic analyses. Twins who experienced greater maternal warmth and adult support had minimal or no difference in mental health compared to their co-twins, concordant for ACE exposure. Conclusions The apparent protective effect of a warm, supportive adult against mental health problems following ACEs is largely explained by genetic and environmental confounding. This suggests that interventions which boost maternal warmth and adult support should be supplemented by components addressing wider family environments and heritable vulnerabilities in children exposed to adversity, to improve mental health. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14070 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554

A harsh parenting team? Maternal reports of coparenting and coercive parenting interact in association with children's disruptive behaviour / Rachel M. LATHAM in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58-5 (May 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 58-5 (May 2017) . - p.603-611 Titre : A harsh parenting team? Maternal reports of coparenting and coercive parenting interact in association with children's disruptive behaviour Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rachel M. LATHAM, Auteur ; Katharine M. MARK, Auteur ; Bonamy R. OLIVER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.603-611 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Coercive parenting  coparenting  disruptive behaviour  moderation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Parenting and coparenting are both important for children's adjustment, but their interaction has been little explored. Using a longitudinal design and considering two children per family, we investigated mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of coparenting as moderators of associations between their coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour. Methods Mothers and fathers from 106 ‘intact’ families were included from the Twins, Family and Behaviour study. At Time 1 (Mchild age = 3 years 11 months, SDchild age = 4.44 months) parents reported on their coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour via questionnaire; at Time 2 (Mchild age = 4 years 8 months, SDchild age = 4.44 months) perceptions of coparenting and the marital relationship were collected by telephone interview. Questionnaire-based reports of children's disruptive behaviour were collected at follow-up (Mchild age = 5 years 11 months, SDchild age = 5.52 months). Multilevel modelling was used to examine child-specific and family-wide effects. Results Conservative multilevel models including both maternal and paternal perceptions demonstrated that maternal perceptions of coparenting and overall coercive parenting interacted in their prediction of parent-reported child disruptive behaviour. Specifically, accounting for perceived marital quality, behavioural stability, and fathers’ perceptions, only in the context of perceived higher quality coparenting was there a positive association between mother-reported overall coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour at follow-up. Conclusions When combined with highly coercive parenting, maternal perceptions of high quality coparenting may be detrimental for children's adjustment. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12665 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=306 [article] A harsh parenting team? Maternal reports of coparenting and coercive parenting interact in association with children's disruptive behaviour [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rachel M. LATHAM, Auteur ; Katharine M. MARK, Auteur ; Bonamy R. OLIVER, Auteur . - p.603-611. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 58-5 (May 2017) . - p.603-611 Mots-clés : Coercive parenting  coparenting  disruptive behaviour  moderation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Parenting and coparenting are both important for children's adjustment, but their interaction has been little explored. Using a longitudinal design and considering two children per family, we investigated mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of coparenting as moderators of associations between their coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour. Methods Mothers and fathers from 106 ‘intact’ families were included from the Twins, Family and Behaviour study. At Time 1 (Mchild age = 3 years 11 months, SDchild age = 4.44 months) parents reported on their coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour via questionnaire; at Time 2 (Mchild age = 4 years 8 months, SDchild age = 4.44 months) perceptions of coparenting and the marital relationship were collected by telephone interview. Questionnaire-based reports of children's disruptive behaviour were collected at follow-up (Mchild age = 5 years 11 months, SDchild age = 5.52 months). Multilevel modelling was used to examine child-specific and family-wide effects. Results Conservative multilevel models including both maternal and paternal perceptions demonstrated that maternal perceptions of coparenting and overall coercive parenting interacted in their prediction of parent-reported child disruptive behaviour. Specifically, accounting for perceived marital quality, behavioural stability, and fathers’ perceptions, only in the context of perceived higher quality coparenting was there a positive association between mother-reported overall coercive parenting and children's disruptive behaviour at follow-up. Conclusions When combined with highly coercive parenting, maternal perceptions of high quality coparenting may be detrimental for children's adjustment. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12665 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=306

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