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View article: Paternal Depression in the Child’s First Year of Life and Subsequent Father-Child Co-Residence
Paternal Depression in the Child’s First Year of Life and Subsequent Father-Child Co-Residence Open
This study found a strong negative association between paternal postpartum depression and subsequent co-residence with the child. This finding supports further investigation into potential mechanisms linking paternal depression, father inv…
View article: Minimum Wage Policies and Obstetric Disorders in the U.S.
Minimum Wage Policies and Obstetric Disorders in the U.S. Open
Findings suggest that minimum wage policies may play a role in reducing maternal hypertensive disorders. Further research is needed using individual-level data to explore effect heterogeneity and examine subgroup impacts, especially by rac…
View article: Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioural Problems Among <scp>US</scp> Children and Adolescents, 2016–2022
Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioural Problems Among <span>US</span> Children and Adolescents, 2016–2022 Open
The mental health and well‐being of children and adolescents are critical public health concerns globally. This cross‐sectional study analysed nationally representative data from the combined 2016–2022 National Survey of Children's Health …
View article: Paternal Depression at Kindergarten Entry and Teacher-Reported Behavior at Age 9 Years
Paternal Depression at Kindergarten Entry and Teacher-Reported Behavior at Age 9 Years Open
Paternal depression when children transitioned to kindergarten was associated with poorer teacher ratings of behaviors and social skills at age 9 years. These findings suggest a need for interventions that identify and support fathers with…
View article: Racialized Police Use of Force and Maternal Health
Racialized Police Use of Force and Maternal Health Open
Racially-disproportionate police use of force was significantly associated with mental illness, substance use, asthma, and preterm labor of Black women. Results underscore the potential importance of institutionalized racism as a fundament…
View article: Small for gestational age and age at menarche in a contemporary population-based U.S. sample
Small for gestational age and age at menarche in a contemporary population-based U.S. sample Open
Children born small for gestational age (SGA) may be at risk for earlier puberty and adverse long-term health sequelae. This study investigates associations between SGA and age at menarche using secondary data on 1,027 female children in a…
View article: Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children’s behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort
Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children’s behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort Open
Objective To investigate associations between postpartum depression in fathers and children’s behaviors at age 5 in a national high-risk U.S. sample. Study design A secondary data analysis of 1,796 children in a national birth cohort study…
View article: Effects of Childhood Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities on Adult Economic Outcomes
Effects of Childhood Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities on Adult Economic Outcomes Open
Developmental disabilities are not rare among U.S. children and rates have been increasing in recent decades.The increases have been driven by cognitive and behavioral disorders.While some studies have investigated the effects of specific …
View article: Assessments of working group effectiveness in the planning of the New Jersey Kids Study: An applied mixed-methods study on the science of team science
Assessments of working group effectiveness in the planning of the New Jersey Kids Study: An applied mixed-methods study on the science of team science Open
Introduction: The New Jersey Kids Study (NJKS) is a transdisciplinary statewide initiative to understand influences on child health, development, and disease. We conducted a mixed-methods study of project planning teams to investigate team…
View article: Chronic health conditions and adolescents’ social connectedness.
Chronic health conditions and adolescents’ social connectedness. Open
This study investigated associations between chronic developmental/behavioral and physical health conditions and social connectedness of adolescents using rich population-based data from a national U.S. birth cohort study. Potentially disa…
View article: Welfare Reform and the Quality of Young Children's Home Environments
Welfare Reform and the Quality of Young Children's Home Environments Open
This study investigates the effects of welfare reform—a major policy shift in the United States that increased low-income mothers' employment and reliance on earnings instead of cash assistance—on the quality of the home environments mothe…
View article: Municipal social expenditures and maternal health disparities: a study of linked birth and hospitalisation records
Municipal social expenditures and maternal health disparities: a study of linked birth and hospitalisation records Open
Background Local government expenditures provide services and benefits that can affect health but the extent to which they are associated with narrowing or widening of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health is unknown. We ex…
View article: Association of Increasing the Minimum Wage in the US With Experiences of Maternal Stressful Life Events
Association of Increasing the Minimum Wage in the US With Experiences of Maternal Stressful Life Events Open
Importance Exposure to stressful life events (SLEs) before and during pregnancy is associated with adverse health for pregnant people and their children. Minimum wage policies have the potential to reduce exposure to SLEs among socioeconom…
View article: Neighborhood-level housing affordability and maternal depression
Neighborhood-level housing affordability and maternal depression Open
Housing affordability is a growing public health crisis, with lower-income families disproportionately affected. At the individual-level, measures of housing affordability have been linked to maternal mental health, but less is known about…
View article: Effects of Welfare Reform on Positive Health and Social Behaviors of Adolescents
Effects of Welfare Reform on Positive Health and Social Behaviors of Adolescents Open
This paper explores a missing link in the literature on welfare reform in the U.S.—the effects on positive health and social behaviors of adolescents, who represent the next generation of potential welfare recipients. Previous research on …
View article: Association Between Housing Affordability and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Association Between Housing Affordability and Severe Maternal Morbidity Open
Importance The number of people living in unaffordable housing (relative to income) is projected to continue increasing as housing cost inflation outpaces incomes in the US. Although reproductive-aged women have disproportionately high hou…
View article: Welfare Reform and the Quality of Young Children's Home Environments
Welfare Reform and the Quality of Young Children's Home Environments Open
This study investigates effects of welfare reform in the U.S., a major policy shift that increased employment of low-income mothers and reliance on their own earnings instead of cash assistance through the welfare system, on the quality of…
View article: Maternal depression and economic well-being: A quasi-experimental approach
Maternal depression and economic well-being: A quasi-experimental approach Open
Maternal depression is associated with adverse impacts on the health of women and their children. However, further evidence is needed on the extent to which maternal depression influences women's economic well-being and how unmeasured conf…
View article: Generational Shifts in Young Adult Cardiovascular Health? Millennials and Generation X in the United States and England
Generational Shifts in Young Adult Cardiovascular Health? Millennials and Generation X in the United States and England Open
Objectives To compare cardiovascular (CV) risks/conditions of Millennials (born 1981–1996) to those of Generation X (Gen X; born 1965–1980) at ages 20–34 years, across 2 countries (United States, England), by gender. Methods Using data fro…