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2019-03-13Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/6125
Socioeconomic status, stressful life situations and mental health problems in children and adolescents: Results of the German BELLA cohort-study
dc.contributor.authorReiss, Franziska
dc.contributor.authorMeyrose, Ann-Katrin
dc.contributor.authorOtto, Christiane
dc.contributor.authorLampert, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKlasen, Fionna
dc.contributor.authorRavens-Sieberer, Ulrike
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T06:08:55Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T06:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-13none
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pone.0213700
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/6153
dc.description.abstractAim Children and adolescents with low socioeconomic status (SES) suffer from mental health problems more often than their peers with high SES. The aim of the current study was to investigate the direct and interactive association between commonly used indicators of SES and the exposure to stressful life situations in relation to children’s mental health problems. Methods The prospective BELLA cohort study is the mental health module of the representative, population-based German National Health Interview and Examination Survey for children and adolescents (KiGGS). Sample data include 2,111 participants (aged 7–17 years at baseline) from the first three measurement points (2003–2006, 2004–2007 and 2005–2008). Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were conducted to analyze associations among the SES indicators household income, parental education and parental unemployment (assessed at baseline), number of stressful life situations (e.g., parental accident, mental illness or severe financial crises; 1- and 2-year follow-ups) and parent-reported mental health problems (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire; 2-year follow-up). Results All indicators of SES separately predicted mental health problems in children and adolescents at the 2-year follow-up. Stressful life situations (between baseline and 2-year follow-up) and the interaction of parental education and the number of stressful life situations remained significant in predicting children’s mental health problems after adjustment for control variables. Thereby, children with higher educated parents showed fewer mental health problems in a stressful life situation. No moderating effect was found for household income and parental employment. Overall, the detected effect sizes were small. Mental health problems at baseline were the best predictor for mental health problems two years later. Conclusions Children and adolescents with a low SES suffer from multiple stressful life situations and are exposed to a higher risk of developing mental health problems. The findings suggest that the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities and interventions for families with low parental education might help to reduce children’s mental health problems.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectMental health and psychiatryeng
dc.subjectSocioeconomic aspects of healtheng
dc.subjectChildreneng
dc.subjectAdolescentseng
dc.subjectFinanceeng
dc.subjectSchoolseng
dc.subjectBehavioral and social aspects of healtheng
dc.subjectPsychological stresseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleSocioeconomic status, stressful life situations and mental health problems in children and adolescents: Results of the German BELLA cohort-studynone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6153-1
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/6125
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local.edoc.container-volume14none
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local.edoc.container-reportyear2019none
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local.edoc.rki-departmentEpidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoringnone
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