Older maternal age is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in young adult female offspring

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-10

  Tearne, Jessica E ^a   Robinson, Monique ^a   Jacoby, Peter ^a   Allen, Karina L ^a   Cunningham, Nadia K ^a   Li, Jianghong ^b,c   McLean, Neil J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort study; DASS; Maternal age; Paternal age; Raine study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SCALE OF THE 42 ITEM; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE 21; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDITY; ADULT CHILD; ANXIETY; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952974965     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000119     Document Type: Article

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