Is Smoking During Pregnancy a Risk Factor for Psychopathology in Young Children? A Methodological Caveat and Report on Preschoolers | Zendy

John V. Lavigne | Zendy; Joyce Hopkins | Zendy; Karen R. Gouze | Zendy; Fred B. Bryant | Zendy; S. A. LeBailly | Zendy; Helen J. Binns | Zendy; Paul Lavigne | Zendy

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Is Smoking During Pregnancy a Risk Factor for Psychopathology in Young Children? A Methodological Caveat and Report on Preschoolers

Author(s) -

John V. Lavigne,

Joyce Hopkins,

Karen R. Gouze,

Fred B. Bryant,

S. A. LeBailly,

Helen J. Binns,

Paul Lavigne

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq044

Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , temperament , socioeconomic status , developmental psychology , affect (linguistics) , child psychopathology , clinical psychology , pregnancy , personality , medicine , population , environmental health , social psychology , communication , biology , genetics

While studies of the effects of prenatal smoking on child psychopathology have found positive relationships, most studies (1) failed to control for a range of correlates of maternal smoking that could affect children's behavior; (2) have been conducted with school-age rather than younger children, so it is not clear when such problems emerge; and (3) have not examined the effects on internalizing problems.

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