Parental separation in childhood and self-reported psychological health: A population-based study

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Article

Lindstroem, Martin^1,2  Rosvall, Maria^1,2 

[1] Lund Univ, Dept Clin Sci, Social Med & Hlth Policy, S-20502 Malmo, Sweden

[2] Lund Univ, Ctr Econ Demog, S-22100 Lund, Sweden

关键词: Parental separation;    Divorce;    Psychological health;    Mental health;    Social support;    Social capital;    Sweden;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.049

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present study is to investigate associations between parental separation/divorce during childhood, and self-reported psychological health, adjusting for social capital, social support, civil status and economic stress in childhood. A cross-sectional public health survey was conducted in the autumn of 2012 in Scania, southern Sweden, with a postal questionnaire with 28,029 participants aged 18-80. Associations between parental separation/divorce during childhood and self-reported psychological health (GHQ12) were investigated using logistic regressions. A 16.1% proportion of all men 22.4% of all women reported poor psychological health. Among men, 20.4% had experienced parental separation during childhood until age 18 years, the corresponding prevalence among women was 22.3%. Parental separation/divorce in childhood was significantly associated with poor self-rated psychological health among men who had experienced parental separation/divorce at ages 0-4, and among women with this experience at ages 0-4, 10-14 and 15-18. These significant associations remained throughout the multiple analyses. The results support the notion that the experience of parental separation/divorce in childhood may influence psychological health in adulthood, particularly if it is experienced in the age interval 0-4 years.

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