Black, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-9150, Adjei, N.K., Strong, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-1486-8233 et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Trajectories of child cognitive and socioemotional development and associations with adolescent health in the UK Millennium Cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 263. 113611. ISSN 0022-3476
Abstract
Objective
To identify and describe distinct trajectories of cognitive and socioemotional development during childhood and to examine their relationships with adolescent health.
Study design
We used group-based, multi-trajectory modeling applied to longitudinal data on 11,564 children up to age 14 from the UK Millennium Cohort study to identify trajectories of cognitive and socioemotional development measured using validated instruments. We assessed associations between the derived trajectories and baseline socio-economic, parental, and school factors using multinomial regression. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between trajectory groups and adolescent health at age 14 and 17.
Results
Four child development trajectories were identified: ‘no problems’ (76.5%); ‘late socio-emotional problems’ (10.1%); ‘early cognitive and socio-emotional problems’ (8.6%); and ‘persistent cognitive and socio-emotional problems’ (4.8%). Those in the problem trajectories were more socioeconomically disadvantaged. Compared with the ‘no problem’ trajectory, the ‘late socio-emotional problems’ trajectory had increased odds of overweight and mental ill-health at age 14 of 1.50 (95% CI 1.24-1.81) and 2.51 (2.03-3.10) respectively. For the ‘persistent problems’ group the odds ratio for overweight was 1.41 (1.04-1.91), and for mental ill-health, 3.01 (2.10-3.30). For both groups the associations persisted to age 17.
Conclusion
In a representative UK cohort, groups of distinct trajectories of cognitive and socioemotional development were identified. Adverse development, if unresolved, can have a negative impact on weight and mental health in adolescence. Socioemotional development was the main driver of the impact on adolescent health and this requires emphasis in child health policy.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY license, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Clinical Research; Mind and Body; Behavioral and Social Science; Basic Behavioral and Social Science; Mental Health; Pediatric; Prevention; Psychological, social and economic factors; Aetiology; Mental health; Good Health and Well Being |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Institute for Health and Care Research NIHR300689 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2023 16:20 |
Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2023 10:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113611 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202588 |