Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 783-799 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Child psychiatry and human development |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 19 Sept 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
Bibliographical note
© 2020. The Author(s).Keywords
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Fathers
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Parenting
- Parents
- Pregnancy