Parents with mental health problems and their children in a German population based sample: Results of the BELLA study
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Parents with mental health problems and their children in a German population based sample: Results of the BELLA study. / Plass-Christl, Angela; Haller, Anne-Catherine; Otto, Christiane; Barkmann, Claus; Wiegand-Grefe, Silke; Hölling, Heike; Schulte-Markwort, Michael; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Klasen, Fionna.
In: PLOS ONE, Vol. 12, No. 7, 2017, p. e0180410.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Parents with mental health problems and their children in a German population based sample: Results of the BELLA study
AU - Plass-Christl, Angela
AU - Haller, Anne-Catherine
AU - Otto, Christiane
AU - Barkmann, Claus
AU - Wiegand-Grefe, Silke
AU - Hölling, Heike
AU - Schulte-Markwort, Michael
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - Klasen, Fionna
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - BACKGROUND: Mental health problems (MHP) of parents are associated with an increased risk of psychological and developmental difficulties in their children. This study aims at analyzing population-based data of parents with MHP and their children and the effects of associated risk factors in order to further targeted preventive and therapeutic interventions.METHODS: The BELLA study is the mental health module of the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey among Children and Adolescents. MHP in parents and in their children as well as associated risk factors were examined in a sample of N = 1158 parents with children aged 11 to 17 years.RESULTS: Parental MHP were identified in 18.6% of the sample. Risk factors associated with parental MHP were low SES, parental unemployment, stressful life events, parental daily strain, parental chronic disease, and child MHP. A rate of 19.1% of the children of parents with MHP reported MHP themselves, the corresponding rate among children of parents without MHP was 7.7%. In multiple regression analyses the risk for children of parents with MHP to report MHP themselves was almost two times higher than the risk of children of parents without MHP. Other significant associations with child MHP included gender, the parents' age, and stressful life events.CONCLUSIONS: Parental MHP constitute a significant risk for the mental health of their children. Targeted screening methods and preventive interventions are needed.
AB - BACKGROUND: Mental health problems (MHP) of parents are associated with an increased risk of psychological and developmental difficulties in their children. This study aims at analyzing population-based data of parents with MHP and their children and the effects of associated risk factors in order to further targeted preventive and therapeutic interventions.METHODS: The BELLA study is the mental health module of the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey among Children and Adolescents. MHP in parents and in their children as well as associated risk factors were examined in a sample of N = 1158 parents with children aged 11 to 17 years.RESULTS: Parental MHP were identified in 18.6% of the sample. Risk factors associated with parental MHP were low SES, parental unemployment, stressful life events, parental daily strain, parental chronic disease, and child MHP. A rate of 19.1% of the children of parents with MHP reported MHP themselves, the corresponding rate among children of parents without MHP was 7.7%. In multiple regression analyses the risk for children of parents with MHP to report MHP themselves was almost two times higher than the risk of children of parents without MHP. Other significant associations with child MHP included gender, the parents' age, and stressful life events.CONCLUSIONS: Parental MHP constitute a significant risk for the mental health of their children. Targeted screening methods and preventive interventions are needed.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Aged
KW - Child
KW - Female
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Disorders
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Parents
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0180410
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0180410
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 28671981
VL - 12
SP - e0180410
JO - PLOS ONE
JF - PLOS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 7
ER -