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View article: Cardiovascular disease in adults with a history of out-of-home care during childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Cardiovascular disease in adults with a history of out-of-home care during childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies Open
Medical Research Council; National Institute on Aging; Wellcome Trust.
View article: Is foster caring associated with an earlier transition to adulthood for caregivers’ own children? ONS Longitudinal Study
Is foster caring associated with an earlier transition to adulthood for caregivers’ own children? ONS Longitudinal Study Open
This study investigates whether existing children in a fostering household differ from young people in non-caregiving households in the timing of their transitions to key adult roles, which are known to affect later health and life chances…
View article: Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults with a History of State Care in Childhood: Pooling of Unpublished Results from 9 Cohort Studies
Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults with a History of State Care in Childhood: Pooling of Unpublished Results from 9 Cohort Studies Open
Background Individuals who were separated from their biological family and placed into the care of the state during childhood (out-of-home care) are more prone to developing selected physical and mental health problems in adulthood, howeve…
View article: Social care in childhood and adult outcomes: double whammy for minority children?
Social care in childhood and adult outcomes: double whammy for minority children? Open
Background Children in social care report poor outcomes in many aspects of their later lives. Less is known about differences by ethnicity. Objective We examined the health, socio-economic, family and living arrangements across the first t…
View article: Neuro‐immune markers, socioeconomic inequalities, and neurodegenerative disorders in older age
Neuro‐immune markers, socioeconomic inequalities, and neurodegenerative disorders in older age Open
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that the neuro‐immune markers of inflammation may be involved in the onset of neurodegenerative disorders (Bostancıklıoğlu, 2019; Park et al., 2020). However, immune mechanisms linking socioeconomi…
View article: Role of inflammation in the socioeconomic inequalities of neurocognitive disorders
Role of inflammation in the socioeconomic inequalities of neurocognitive disorders Open
These findings emphasise that socioeconomic inequalities in mid and later life could contribute to the prevalence of neurocognitive disorders in later life. Our results provide some evidence for the biological embedding of WBC in the assoc…
View article: Is foster caring associated with an earlier transition to adulthood for caregivers’ own children? ONS Longitudinal Study
Is foster caring associated with an earlier transition to adulthood for caregivers’ own children? ONS Longitudinal Study Open
There is limited research on the longer-term impact of fostering on caregivers’ own children. This study investigates whether the existing children in a fostering household differ from young people in non-caregiving households in the timin…
View article: Testing lifecourse theories characterising associations between maternal depression and offspring depression in emerging adulthood: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Testing lifecourse theories characterising associations between maternal depression and offspring depression in emerging adulthood: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Open
Background Maternal depression is a major determinant of offspring mental health. Yet, little is understood about how the duration and timing of maternal depression shapes youth risk for depressive symptoms, which if understood could infor…
View article: What (if anything) is going on? Examining longitudinal associations between social media use and mental ill-health among young people
What (if anything) is going on? Examining longitudinal associations between social media use and mental ill-health among young people Open
Objectives In mid-adolescence, to 1) examine cyclical associations between social media use and mental ill health by investigating longitudinal and bidirectional associations, dose response relationships, and changes in social media use an…
View article: Changes in labour market histories and their relationship with paid work around state pension age: evidence from three British longitudinal studies
Changes in labour market histories and their relationship with paid work around state pension age: evidence from three British longitudinal studies Open
Many countries have implemented policies to extend working lives in response to population ageing, yet there remains little understanding of what drives paid work in later life, nor how this is changing over time. This paper utilises the 1…
View article: Mental health and social difficulties of late‐diagnosed autistic children, across childhood and adolescence
Mental health and social difficulties of late‐diagnosed autistic children, across childhood and adolescence Open
Background Autism can be diagnosed from 2 years of age, although most autistic people receive their diagnosis later than this after they have started education. Research is required to understand why some autistic children are diagnosed la…
View article: Testing lifecourse theories characterising associations between maternal depression and offspring depression in late adolescence: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Testing lifecourse theories characterising associations between maternal depression and offspring depression in late adolescence: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Open
Background: Maternal depression influences offspring mental health. Yet little is understood about how the duration and timing of maternal depression shapes youth risk for depressive symptoms, which if understood could inform when best to …
View article: Transition milestones and life satisfaction at ages 25/26 among cohorts born in 1970 and 1989–90
Transition milestones and life satisfaction at ages 25/26 among cohorts born in 1970 and 1989–90 Open
The transition to adulthood has become more prolonged, complex, and risk-laden over the past two decades. These changes may contribute to the decline in wellbeing observed among young adults. We test the role of reaching different transiti…
View article: The Role of Socioeconomic Inequalities In Transitioning to Neurocognitive Disorders in English Population
The Role of Socioeconomic Inequalities In Transitioning to Neurocognitive Disorders in English Population Open
The association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and dementia is well studied. However, scant attention has been given to the relationship with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often considered a transient state between normal cognitio…
View article: P06 The role of socioeconomic inequalities in transitioning to neurocognitive disorders; evidence from the English longitudinal study of ageing
P06 The role of socioeconomic inequalities in transitioning to neurocognitive disorders; evidence from the English longitudinal study of ageing Open
Background The association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and dementia is well studied. However, scant attention has been given to the relationship with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often considered a transient state between norm…
View article: Adverse childhood experiences and trajectories of psychological distress in adulthood: an analysis of the 1958 British birth cohort
Adverse childhood experiences and trajectories of psychological distress in adulthood: an analysis of the 1958 British birth cohort Open
Background The evidence on the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and psychological distress in adulthood tends to rely on cross-sectional studies. In this 50-year long longitudinal study, we examined the association …
View article: Non-parental care in childhood and adult outcomes: double whammy for minority children?
Non-parental care in childhood and adult outcomes: double whammy for minority children? Open
BackgroundChildren who spent time in non-parental care report poor outcomes in many aspects of their later lives on average, but less is known about differences by ethnicity. We examined whether the health, socioeconomic, family, and livin…
View article: Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal Study 1971-2011
Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal Study 1971-2011 Open
BackgroundChildren who spent time in non-parental care report poor outcomes in many aspects of their later lives on average, but less is known about differences by type of care. We examined whether socioeconomic, family, and living arrange…
View article: Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal Study 1971-2011
Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal Study 1971-2011 Open
BackgroundChildren who spent time in non-parental care report poor outcomes in many aspects of their later lives on average, but less is known about differences by type of care. We examined whether socioeconomic, family, and living arrange…
View article: Adverse events over the life course and later-life wellbeing and depressive symptoms in older people
Adverse events over the life course and later-life wellbeing and depressive symptoms in older people Open
Events occurring at all life course stages were independently associated with both later-life wellbeing and depression in a cumulative fashion. Certain age ranges may represent sensitive periods for specific event types.