Publications by authors named "M E Koopman-Verhoeff"
Reducing behavior problems in children born after an unintended pregnancy: the generation R study.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
December 2024
Objectives: To examine differences in behavior problems between children from intended versus unintended pregnancies, and to estimate how much the difference in problem behavior would be reduced if postnatal depression was eliminated and social support was increased within 6 months after birth.
Methods: Data from the Generation R Study were used, a population-based birth cohort in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (N = 9621). Differences in child internalizing and externalizing behavior at ages 1.
Background: Twin studies show moderate heritability of sleep traits: 40% for insomnia symptoms and 46% for sleep duration. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genetic variants involved in insomnia and sleep duration in adults, but it is unknown whether these variants affect sleep during early development. We assessed whether polygenic risk scores for insomnia (PRS-I) and sleep duration (PRS-SD) affect sleep throughout early childhood to adolescence.
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- - The study investigates how a mother's history of childhood maltreatment affects her adolescent children's mental health, revealing that these adolescents face higher rates of internalizing and externalizing issues.
- - Using data from a large Dutch population-based study involving 4,912 mothers and their 13-year-old children, researchers employed structural equation modeling to analyze the influence of maternal trauma on offspring's mental health, considering family dynamics and harsh parenting as potential mediators.
- - Findings suggest that the negative impact of maternal childhood maltreatment can persist into adolescence, indicating the need for early interventions aimed at improving family functioning to help reduce mental health problems in affected youths.
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- The study aimed to explore the connections between sleep patterns and 24-hour activity rhythms with cardiometabolic risk factors in school-age children aged 8-11 years.
- Results showed that increased nightly awakenings were linked to lower body mass index, while higher intradaily variability was associated with greater fat mass in boys.
- The findings suggest that disruptions in activity rhythms may contribute to obesity risk in children, highlighting the need for further research to understand these relationships for potential obesity prevention strategies.
The study objective was to explore associations of fetal and infant weight patterns and preterm birth with sleep and 24-h activity rhythm parameters at school-age. In our prospective population-based study, 1327 children were followed from birth to age 10-15 years. Fetal weight was estimated using ultrasound in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.
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