Intergenerational transmission of out-of-home care and the role of mental health problems

Findings from Stockholm birth cohort multigenerational study

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ID4600610
AutoresViviane S Straatmann (0000-0003-2355-1174, Stockholm University, autor correspondente), Josephine Jackisch (0000-0002-5958-2303, Stockholm University), Lotta Brännström (0000-0002-8526-9396, Stockholm University), Ylva B Almquist (0000-0001-7576-9410, Stockholm University)
Ano2021
Volume284
Páginas114223
Data de publicação2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114223
PMID34325325
OpenAlexW3183098813
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas41

Out-of-home care (OHC) experiences are associated with poor long-term outcomes throughout life. However, the continuity of OHC over generations is not fully explored, and the influence of mental health problems (MHP) and socioeconomic conditions on such transmission is still unclear. We therefore assessed the extent to which MHP affect the intergenerational transmissions of OHC as well as whether there are differential patterns depending on the socioeconomic conditions of the family of origin. We used a prospective data from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study (SBC Multigen) on 11,333 cohort members (Generation 1; G1), their parents (Generation 0; G0), and 24,905 children (Generation 2; G2). Multivariate regressions and path models were used to examine the associations between OHC and MHP across generations; stratified analysis by occupational class in G0 was performed to explore potentially differential patterns. Our findings support the existence of an intergenerational transmission of OHC, particularly in the working class group (OR 4.70); MHP was only transmitted across generations in this group (OR 1.51). While the results indicated a stronger role of MHP among the middle/upper class (OR 5.59) compared to working class (OR 3.52) in part of the pathway (MHP G1→OHC G2), this patter was not consistent throughout the whole pathway (e.g. OHC G1→MHP G1). We conclude that there is a tendency for OHC and MHP experiences to continue across generations, particularly among families with more disadvantageous socioeconomic conditions. MHP seem to play an important role in the transmission of OHC irrespective of socioeconomic conditions

Cohort · Cohort study · Developmental psychology · Life course approach · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology