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The association between early family social stressors and emotional well-being among infants and toddlers
Zablotsky B , Anyigbo CU , Ng AE , Black LI . Acad Pediatr 2024 OBJECTIVE: Early childhood behavioral and emotional disorders are linked to diagnosable mental health problems both later in childhood and into adulthood. However, little work has examined the association between family social stressors and emotional well-being among children under two years of age, including whether differences exist between infancy and toddlerhood. METHODS: Data come from the nationally representative 2019-2022 National Health Interview Survey, an annual, cross-sectional survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Separate multivariate logistic regression models estimated associations between family social stressors (stressful life events, family food insecurity, family difficulty paying medical bills) and having a Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC) subscale score of 3 or more ("above the BPSC cutoff") for poorer emotional well-being among children 2-23 months. Models were additionally stratified by age group (infants, 2-11 months; toddlers, 12-23 months), and adjusted for child and family sociodemographic and geographical characteristics. RESULTS: Children who had experienced a stressful life event (AOR=3.83, 95% CI: 2.48-5.92), family food insecurity (AOR=1.69, 95% CI: 1.13-2.51), or family difficulty paying medical bills (AOR=2.10, 95% CI: 1.54-2.87) had higher odds of being above the BPSC cutoff, adjusted for all relevant covariates. Toddlers who experienced a stressful life event (66.5% vs. 41.0%) or family difficulty paying medical bills (53.1% vs. 29.8%) had higher odds of being above the BPSC cutoff compared with infants. CONCLUSIONS: Family social stressors were linked to poorer emotional well-being among young children. Future research may benefit from the exploration of additional predictors of emotional well-being among this age group. |
QuickStats: Percentage* of adults aged ≥18 years who rarely or never get the social and emotional support they need,(†) by sex and disability status(§) - National Health Interview Survey,(¶) United States, 2021
Arockiaraj B , Ng AE . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (47) 1292 In 2021, 6.9% of adults aged ≥18 years rarely or never got the social and emotional support they needed. Overall, the percentage was higher among those with a disability (11.7%) than among those without disability (6.4%). Among men, 11.3% of those with disability rarely or never got needed support, compared with 7.0% of those without disability. Among women, 12.1% of those with disability rarely or never got needed support, compared with 5.9% of those without disability. The percentage of women and men with disability who rarely or never got the support needed was similar but was higher for men compared with women among those without disability. |
Quickstats: Percentage* of adults aged ≥18 years who felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months,† by sex and age group - National Health Interview Survey,(§) United States, 2022
Bottoms-McClain L , Ng AE . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (45) 1248 In 2022, 13.5% of adults aged ≥18 years felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months, and this percentage declined with age. Among men, the percentage was highest among those aged 18–44 years (11.0%), followed by those aged 45–64 years (9.7%) and ≥65 years (8.9%). Among women, the decline in the percentage with age was steeper, decreasing from 20.3% (18–44 years), to 15.3% (45–64 years), to 11.5% (≥65 years). The percentage of adults who felt tired or exhausted most days or every day was higher for women compared with men in each age group. |
QuickStats: Percentage* of children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who took medication for their mental health or received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional during the past 12 months,(†) by year - National Health Interview Survey,(§) United States, 2019 and 2022
Zablotsky B , Ng AE , Terlizzi EP . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (43) 1171 The percentage of children and adolescents aged 5–17 years who took medication for their mental health during the past 12 months did not change significantly from 2019 (8.4%) to 2022 (9.3%). The percentage of children and adolescents who received counseling or therapy during the past 12 months increased from 10.0% in 2019 to 13.8% in 2022. In both 2019 and 2022, the percentage of children and adolescents who received counseling or therapy was higher than the percentage of those who took medication for their mental health. |
Quickstats: Percentage* of children and adolescents aged 17 years who have experienced a specified stressful life event,(†) by type of event and family income(¶) - National Health Interview Survey,() United States, 2021
Ng AE , Arockiaraj B , Zablotsky B . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (29) 807 Abbreviation: FPL = federal poverty level. | | * With 95% CIs indicated by error bars. | | † Percentages for the specified stressful life events are based on the following questions: 1) “Has child ever been the victim of violence or witnessed violence in their neighborhood?”; 2) “Has child ever been separated from a parent or guardian because the parent or guardian went to jail, prison, or a detention center?”; 3) “Did child ever live with anyone who was mentally ill or severely depressed?”; 4) Did child ever live with anyone who had a problem with alcohol or drugs?” Having any stressful event was based on having answered “yes” to any of these four questions. The four stressful life event questions come from a larger battery of questions on adverse childhood experiences. | | § As a percentage of FPL, which is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. Family income was imputed when missing. | | ¶ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. | | In 2021, 20.2% of children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of FPL and 12.0% of those in families with incomes ≥200% of FPL had experienced at least one specified stressful life event. Children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of FPL were more likely than those in families with incomes ≥200% of FPL to have had the following experiences: lived with someone with alcohol or drug problems (9.1% versus 5.8%); lived with someone who was mentally ill or severely depressed (8.8% versus 6.5%); lived with someone who had been in jail (8.8% versus 2.9%); or been the victim of or witnessed violence in their neighborhood (7.2% versus 3.1%). |
The perceived neighborhood walking environment and self-reported sleep health in a nationally representative sample of the United States
Adjaye-Gbewonyo D , Ng AE , Jackson CL , Johnson DA . Health Place 2023 83 103066 Neighborhood environment can influence sleep health; yet, there is a lack of data on specific environment features in nationally representative samples. We used the 2020 National Health Interview Survey to determine associations between perceived built and social environment factors related to pedestrian access (walking paths, sidewalks), amenities (shops, transit stops, entertainment/services, places to relax), and unsafe walking conditions (traffic, crime) and self-reported sleep duration and disturbances. Places to relax and pedestrian access were associated with better sleep health while unsafe walking conditions were associated with worse sleep health. Access to amenities (shops, transit stops, entertainment venues) had null associations with sleep health. |
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