Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms and offspring's risk behavior in early adolescence: data from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort study

Author(s)

Bozzini, Ana Beatriz ^[1] ; Maruyama, Jessica Mayumi ^[1] ; Munhoz, Tiago N. ^{[2, 3]} ; Barros, Aluisio J. D. ^[2] ; Barros, Fernando C. ^[4] ; Santos, Ina S. ^[5] ; Matijasevich, Alicia ^{[2, 1]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med FMUSP, Dept Med Prevent, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Pelotas, Postgrad Program Epidemiol, Pelotas, RS - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Pelotas, Fac Psychol, Pelotas, RS - Brazil

^[4] Univ Catolica Pelotas, Postgrad Program Hlth & Behav, Pelotas, RS - Brazil

^[5] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Sch Med, Postgrad Program Pediat & Child Hlth, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: BMC Psychiatry; v. 21, n. 1 JAN 7 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

BackgroundThis longitudinal study explored the relationship between trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms and offspring's risk behavior in adolescence contributing to an extremely scarce literature about the impacts of maternal depression trajectories on offspring risk behaviors.MethodsWe included 3437 11-year-old adolescents from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study. Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms were constructed using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS) from age 3months to 11years. We identified five trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms: ``low{''} ``moderate low{''}, ``increasing{''}, ``decreasing{''}, and ``chronic high{''}. The following adolescent outcomes were identified via self-report questionnaire and analyzed as binary outcome -yes/no: involvement in fights and alcohol use at age 11. We used logistic regression models to examine the effects of trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms on offspring's risk behavior adjusting for potential confounding variable.ResultsAlcohol use and/or abuse as well as involvement in fights during adolescence, were not significantly associated with any specific trajectory of maternal depressive symptoms neither in the crude nor in the adjusted analyses.ConclusionAlcohol use and involvement in fights at age 11 were not associated with any specific trajectory of maternal depression. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/22723-5 - Repercussion of maternal depression on children's socioemotional competences in early adolescence: 2004 Pelotas birth cohort
• Grantee: Jessica Mayumi Maruyama
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• FAPESP's process: 14/13864-6 - Mental disorders, substance use and executive functions in early adolescence in a birth cohort
• Grantee: Alicia Matijasevich Manitto
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants