Journal article
Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems in 4-5-Year-Old Children: Australian Population Study
E Davis, MG Sawyer, SK Lo, N Priest, M Wake
Academic Pediatrics | Published : 2010
Abstract
Objective: To describe the extent to which parent- and teacher-reported child mental health problems vary by different indicators of socioeconomic status. Methods: Participants were 4-5-year-old children in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Parents (N = 4968) and teacher (N = 3245) completed the 3-4-year-old version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Parents also reported the socioeconomic indicators of income, education, employment, and family composition (1- vs 2-parent families). Logistic regression models were used to predict SDQ total difficulties and each of the 4 SDQ subscales problems, as reported by parents and by teacher, and considered all putat..
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Awarded by Australian Institute of Family Studies
Funding Acknowledgements
We used a confidentialized unit record file from LSAC. The LSAC project was initiated and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and is managed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Dr Davis is supported by a Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Public Health Research Fellowship. Prof Wake has been partly supported by 2 Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Population Health Career Development Awards (284556 and 546405).