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ArticleDevelopmental psychology2024

Developmental cascades from maternal preconception stress to child behavior problems: Testing multilevel preconception, prenatal, and postnatal influences.

Gabrielle R Rinne, Margot E Barclay, Jennifer A Somers, Nicole E Mahrer, Madeleine U Shalowitz, Sharon Landesman Ramey, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Steve S Lee

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Article in Developmental psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The PREGO Study: A Preconception Cohort to Better Understand Perinatal Mental Health.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gabrielle R RinneDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.ORCID 0000-0001-6433-3988
Margot E BarclayDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Jennifer A SomersDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.ORCID 0000-0002-5334-0370
Nicole E MahrerDepartment of Psychology, University of La Verne.ORCID 0000-0002-6677-3263
Madeleine U ShalowitzDepartment of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center.
Sharon Landesman RameyFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Christine Dunkel SchetterDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.ORCID 0000-0002-2671-0647
Steve S LeeDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles · USRush University Medical Center · USUniversity of La Verne · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING:URBAN CHILDREN'S MENT HLTHT32MH015750 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CHRISTINE DUNKEL SCHETTER · 1985 to 2026
$6.2M
Community Child Health Network-Lake County, ILU01HD044226 · NICHD · NORTHSHORE UNIV HEALTHSYSTEM RES INST · PI SHALOWITZ, MADELEINE ULLMAN · 2003 to 2011
$3.9M
Community Response to Maternal/Child Health DisparitiesU01HD044245 · NICHD · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI HOBEL, CALVIN J. · 2003 to 2011
$3.4M
Community Child Health Network: District of ColumbiaU01HD044253 · NICHD · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI RAMEY, SHARON LANDESMAN · 2007 to 2011
$3.3M
Community Child Health Network: BaltimoreU01HD044207 · NICHD · ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL · PI VANCE, MAXINE · 2003 to 2012
$3.2M
Community Maternal &Child Health-Eastern North CarolinaU01HD044219 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI THORP, JOHN M · 2003 to 2011
$3.1M
Preconception and Prenatal Stress: Pathways to Child Biology and BehaviorR01HD072021 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DUNKEL SCHETTER, CHRISTINE · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
Data Coordination and Analyses Center for the Community and Child Health NetworkU01HD054791 · NICHD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI CHINCHILLI, VERNON M · 2006 to 2011
$2.7M
Community Child Health Research in Washington, D.C.U01NR008929 · NINR · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI RAMEY, SHARON LANDESMAN · 2003 to 2006
$630k
Documenting the CAPPR Process in the L.A. Site of the Community Child Health NetwR03HD059584 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WRIGHT, KYNNA N · 2008 to 2009
$138k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072021NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD059584NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD044207NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD044219NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD044226NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD044245NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD044253NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD054791NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015750NINR NIH HHS U01 NR008929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although maternal stress during pregnancy and even before conception shapes offspring risk for mental health problems, relatively little is known about the mechanisms through which these associations operate. In theory, preconception and prenatal stress may affect offspring mental health by influencing child responses to postnatal caregiving. To address this knowledge gap, this study had two aims. First, we examined associations between preconception and prenatal stress with child temperament profiles at age four using multilevel assessment of maternal perceived stress and stress physiology. Second, we tested child temperament profiles as moderators of associations between observed parenting behaviors during a parent-child free-play interaction when children were 4 years old and child behavior problems 1 year later. Latent profile analyses yielded four distinct child temperament profiles: inhibited, exuberant, regulated low reactive, and regulated high reactive. Consistent with hypotheses, preconception, and prenatal stress each independently predicted the likelihood of children having temperament profiles characterized by higher negative emotionality and lower regulation. Specifically, preconception perceived stress and prenatal cortisol predicted likelihood of children having an exuberant temperament, whereas prenatal perceived stress predicted likelihood of children having an inhibited temperament. Contrary to hypotheses, temperament profiles did not moderate predictions of child behavior problems from observed parenting behaviors; however, responsive parenting behaviors inversely predicted child behavior problems independently of child temperament. These findings add to growing evidence regarding effects of preconception factors on child outcomes and underscore a central role for responsive parenting behaviors in predicting more favorable child mental health independent of child temperament. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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ParentingPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsStress, PsychologicalTemperamentAdultChild BehaviorChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMalePregnancyProblem BehaviorHydrocortisone

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