Park Subin, Kim Bung-Nyun, Kim Jae-Won, Shin Min-Sup, Yoo Hee Jeong, Lee Jin, Cho Soo-Churl
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea ; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-No, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2014 Nov 18;8:44. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-44. eCollection 2014.
Maternal psychological health during pregnancy has been associated with offspring psychopathology. However, it is uncertain whether these associations are mediated by the postpartum depression and related child-rearing factors. Therefore, we examined the associations between prenatal and postnatal factors and internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems in childhood, focusing on maternal psychological health in school-aged children in Korea.
The current study included 1,003 children (580 boys, 423 girls, mean age 9.05 ± 0.70 years, age range 8-11 years) recruited from schools in five Korean cities. Children's internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). The parents of the children completed structured questionnaires on perinatal factors. Among 1,003 children, 44 had internalizing problems (IP) and 30 had externalizing problems (EP). When comparing children with IP (n = 44) and without IP (n = 959), severe maternal stress during pregnancy (OR3.36, 95% CI 1.80-6.25) and postpartum depression (OR3.19, 95% CI 1.36-7.53) showed a significant association with the IP. When comparing children with EP (n = 30) and without EP (n = 973), low family income (OR2.19, 95% CI 1.05-4.56), unwanted pregnancy (OR2.76, 95% CI 1.28-5.95) and severe maternal stress during pregnancy (OR2.69, 95% CI 1.29-5.61) with the EP. Only maternal stress during pregnancy was significantly associated with the IP after controlling for postpartum depression and with the EP after controlling for family income and unwanted pregnancy.
This study suggests the importance of maternal psychological health during perinatal period on children's mental health. Further prospective studies in a larger sample are required to confirm our findings.
孕期母亲的心理健康与后代精神病理学有关。然而,这些关联是否由产后抑郁及相关育儿因素介导尚不确定。因此,我们研究了产前和产后因素与儿童内化和外化行为问题之间的关联,重点关注韩国学龄儿童母亲的心理健康。
本研究纳入了从韩国五个城市的学校招募的1003名儿童(580名男孩,423名女孩,平均年龄9.05±0.70岁,年龄范围8 - 11岁)。通过儿童行为量表(CBCL)评估儿童的内化和外化问题。儿童的父母完成了关于围产期因素的结构化问卷。在1003名儿童中,44名有内化问题(IP),30名有外化问题(EP)。比较有IP的儿童(n = 44)和无IP的儿童(n = 959)时,孕期母亲的严重压力(比值比3.36,95%置信区间1.80 - 6.)和产后抑郁(比值比3.19,95%置信区间1.36 - 7.53)与IP有显著关联。比较有EP的儿童(n = 30)和无EP的儿童(n = 973)时,低家庭收入(比值比2.19,95%置信区间1.05 - 4.56)、意外怀孕(比值比2.76,95%置信区间1.28 - 5.95)和孕期母亲的严重压力(比值比2.69,95%置信区间1.29 - 5.61)与EP有关。在控制产后抑郁后,只有孕期母亲的压力与IP显著相关;在控制家庭收入和意外怀孕后,与EP显著相关。
本研究表明围产期母亲心理健康对儿童心理健康的重要性。需要在更大样本中进行进一步的前瞻性研究以证实我们的发现。