The Influence of Social Disadvantage on Children's Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties at Age 4-7 Years

E Steele; E Wong; A Karahalios; S Johnson; K Weston; P Kremer; A De Silva; E Davis; T Nolan; E Waters

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The Influence of Social Disadvantage on Children's Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties at Age 4-7 Years

E Steele, E Wong, A Karahalios, S Johnson, K Weston, P Kremer, A De Silva, E Davis, T Nolan, E Waters

Journal of Pediatrics | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.054

Abstract

Objective To examine associations between indicators of social disadvantage and emotional and behavioral difficulties in children aged 4-7 years. Study design This cross-sectional study was based on data collected in a questionnaire completed by parents of children enrolled in their first year of school in Victoria, Australia, in 2010. Just over 57 000 children participated (86% of children enrolled), of whom complete data were available for 38 955 (68% of the dataset); these children formed the analysis sample. The outcome measure was emotional and behavioral difficulties, assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Total Difficulties score. Logistic regression analyses were un..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Emily Karahalios Author

Elise Davis Author

Terry Nolan Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

Study was undertaken under the auspices of a 4-year research partnership between the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. E.S. is partially funded through a research partnership contract between the Melbourne School of Population Health and Department of Education and Training (DET). K.W. is a senior official within DET. The findings and views reported in this paper are those of the authors and should not be attributed to DET or any other branch of the Victorian government. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.