Does maternal somatic anxiety in pregnancy predispose children to hyperactivity?

The objective of this study is to explore the association between maternal somatic anxiety in pregnancy and hyperactivity symptoms and ADHD diagnosis in children. Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort were used to examine the association between somatic anxiety symptom...

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Published in:European child & adolescent psychiatry 2019-11, Vol.28 (11), p.1475-1486
Main Authors: Bolea-Alamañac, Blanca, Davies, Simon J. C., Evans, Jonathan, Joinson, Carol, Pearson, Rebecca, Skapinakis, Petros, Emond, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - complications
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child, Preschool
Children
Cohort Studies
Diagnosis
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Hyperactivity
Longitudinal Studies
Maternal Behavior - psychology
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Original Contribution
Pregnancy
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Somatic symptoms
Well being
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Summary:The objective of this study is to explore the association between maternal somatic anxiety in pregnancy and hyperactivity symptoms and ADHD diagnosis in children. Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort were used to examine the association between somatic anxiety symptoms in pregnancy measured with five items of the Crown-Crisp Experiential Index, ADHD diagnosis in children at 7.5 and 15 years (obtained with the Development and Well-Being Assessment-DAWBA) and hyperactivity at 4 and 16 years (measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire hyperactivity subscale-SDQ). Maternal somatic anxiety was associated with ADHD diagnosis at age 7.5 [crude OR = 1.87 (95% CI = 1.21–2.91)], adjusted model [OR = 1.57 (95% CI = 0.99–2.48)]. There was no evidence of association with ADHD at 15: crude OR = 2.27 (95% CI = 0.90–5.71), adjusted OR = 1.65 (95% CI = 0.63–4.35). An association was found at 4 and 16 with the SDQ hyperactivity subscale: crude OR at 4: 1.70 (95% CI =1.37–2.11), adjusted OR = 1.34 (95% CI = 1.07–1.69); crude OR at 16: 1.95 (95% CI = 1.47–2.58), adjusted OR = 1.62 (95% CI = 1.21–2.17).Thus, there was evidence for an association between maternal somatic anxiety in pregnancy and increased hyperactivity symptoms (SDQ) at 4 and 16. There was no association with ADHD diagnosis.
ISSN:1018-8827
1435-165X
DOI:10.1007/s00787-019-01289-6