Associations of Childhood Circumstances with Physical and Mental Functioning in Adulthood  

Oleh:

Makinen, Tomi ; Laaksonen, Mikko ; Lahelma, Eero ; Rahkonen, Ossi

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 8 (Apr. 2006), page 1831-1839.
Topik: childhood; childhood; adulthood; parental education; physical functioning; mental functioning; SF-36; finland

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.3 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The aim of this study was to examine the associations of parental education and specific chilhood circumstances with adult physical and mental functioning. Self reported data were collected in 2000, 2001 and 2002 among middle aged women (n= 7171) and men (n = 1799) employed by the city of helsinki. Functioning was measured by the physical and mental component summary was considered to indicate limited functioning. Adult socio economic circumstances were measured bu their own education. Among women parental education was inversely associated with physical functioning. The association remained after adjusting for specific childhood circumstances and the own education. Among women chilhood adversities such as won chronic disease, parental mental problems, economic difficulties and having been bullied in childhood were associated with both physical and mental functioning. Parental drinking problems were associated with adult mental functioning among women. Among men, chronic disease, economic difficulties and having been bullied in childhood were associated with physical functioning. Parental mental problems, economic difficulties and having being bullied in childhood were also associated with mental functioning among men. These results suggest that the effect of parental education on physical functioning is mediated through one's own education. The association between parental education and mental functioning and the effects of several specific childhood circumstances may suggest a latency effect. Some evidence of cumulative effects of childhood and adulthood circumstances were founf among women in physical functioning. Specific childhood circumstances are therefore important determinants of adult functioning. These circumstances provide detailed information on the association of childhood circumstances with adult functioning over and above parental education.

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