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Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine whether social risk factors adjusted for gender and some well-known perinatal risk factors were related to parental descriptions of deviant behaviour in 3½-year-old children. The study was a prospective cohort study of 1345 mothers enrolled during early pregnancy. Parents answered a questionnaire and children's behavioural difficulties were categorized into the following groups; “hyperactive–distractible”, “hostile–aggressive” and “anxious–fearful” following a modified Behar scale. The male gender was found to be related to a description of all kinds of deviant behaviour. Having a family member experiencing employment difficulties was the factor most closely related to “hyperactive–distractible” behaviour. Familial stress due to lack of time, experience of divorce and mothers in excess of 35 years at childbirth were found to be related to “hostile–aggressive” behaviour, but male gender was the most closely related. Social disadvantage was not found to be related to “anxious–fearful” behaviour.
Bonde E, Obel C, Nedergård NJ, Thomsen PH. Social risk factors as predictors for parental report of deviant behaviour in 3-year-old children. Nord J Psychiatry 2004;58:17–23. Oslo. ISSN 0803-9488.
Bonde E, Obel C, Nedergård NJ, Thomsen PH. Social risk factors as predictors for parental report of deviant behaviour in 3-year-old children. Nord J Psychiatry 2004;58:17–23. Oslo. ISSN 0803-9488.