Sibship size, birth order, family structure and childhood mental disorders

dc.contributor.authorCarballo, Juan J
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Nieto, Rebeca
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-García, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorCaro-Cañizares, Irene
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Castromán, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz-Lorenzo, Laura
dc.contributor.authorde Leon-Martinez, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorBaca-García, Enrique
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-15T15:26:43Z
dc.date.available2025-01-15T15:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2013-02-14
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to determine the role that birth order, sibship size and family structure have as risk factors in the development of common childhood mental disorders. Method: A case-control study design was conducted (N = 16,823). The group under study consisted of all those subjects who had consulted with a psychiatrist/psychologist and had received a clinical diagnosis at public mental health centres within the Region of Madrid (Spain), between 1980 and 2008. A multiple logistic regression was used to explore the independent association with each diagnosis: emotional disorders (ED) with onset specific to childhood, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), mental retardation (MR), and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). Results: Birth order and family structure significantly predicted the risk of being diagnosed with ED or ADHD. In addition, sibship size and sex predicted the risk of being diagnosed with a childhood mental disorder. Conclusions: We concluded that being the middle child and living with both biological parents appear to be protective factors against the development of ED or ADHD. Living in large families appears to increase the risk of receiving a CD, MR, or PDD diagnosis. Further research is warranted.
dc.identifier.citationCarballo, J.J., García-Nieto, R., Álvarez-García, R. et al. Sibship size, birth order, family structure and childhood mental disorders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 48, 1327–1333 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-013-0661-7
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00127-013-0661-7
dc.identifier.issn0933-7954 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1433-9285 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/56757
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBirth Order
dc.subjectCase-Control Studies
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild Behavior Disorders
dc.subjectChild Development Disorders
dc.subjectPervasive
dc.subjectFamily Characteristics
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIntellectual Disability
dc.subjectLogistic Models
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMaternal Age
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectPaternal Age
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectSiblings
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectSpain
dc.titleSibship size, birth order, family structure and childhood mental disorders

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