Assessment of Parent Income and Education, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Child Brain Structure

D Rakesh; A Zalesky; S Whittle

Journal article

Assessment of Parent Income and Education, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Child Brain Structure

D Rakesh, A Zalesky, S Whittle

JAMA Network Open | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26208

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Abstract

Importance: Although different aspects of socioeconomic status (SES) may represent distinct risk factors for poor mental health in children, knowledge of their differential and synergistic associations with the brain is limited. Objective: To examine the independent associations between distinct SES factors and child brain structure. Design, Setting, and Participants: We used baseline data from participants aged 9 to 10 years in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. These data were collected from 21 US sites between September 2017 and August 2018. Study participants were recruited from schools to create a participant sample that closely reflects the US population. Exposure..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a Melbourne Research Scholarship (Dr Rakesh), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship 1136649 (Dr Zalesky), and NHMRC Career Development Fellowship 1125504 (Dr Whittle).