Childhood chronic condition and subsequent self-reported internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence: a birth cohort study.

Unlabelled: Chronic conditions are common in childhood. We investigated the associations of childhood chronic conditions reported by parents with subsequent self-reported internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence. A sample of 6290 children (3142 boys and 3148 girls) with data on chronic condition reported by parents both at 7 and at 16 years of age was obtained from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986), which is a longitudinal 1-year birth cohort (n = 9432) from an unselected, regionally defined population.

Teachers' assessments of children's mental problems with respect to adolescents' subsequent self-reported mental health.

Purpose: To investigate whether teachers' assessments of children are predictive of subsequent self-reported mental problems in adolescence and how these problems are concurrently linked with adolescents' overall life satisfaction.

Method: The study subjects originated from the prospective population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (N = 9,432). At age 8 years first-grade students' emotional and behavioral problems were assessed by their teachers with Rutter Children's Behavioural Questionnaires for teachers (RB2).

Childhood chronic physical condition, self-reported health, and life satisfaction in adolescence.

The present study investigates the prevalence and type of chronic conditions at 7 years of age-with special reference to atopic conditions-and their longitudinal associations with self-reported health and life satisfaction in adolescence. The data were obtained from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986), which is a longitudinal 1-year birth cohort from an unselected, regionally defined population (n = 9,432). The present study investigated a sample of 8,036 children with data of chronic conditions at 7 years of age and a sample of 6,680 children with data of chronic conditions at 16 years of age.

Teachers' assessments of children aged eight predict life satisfaction in adolescence.

The objective was to investigate how teachers' assessments of children predict life satisfaction in adolescence. This is a prospective cohort study on the population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n = 8,959). Information was gathered from parents, teachers and adolescents using questionnaires at the age of 7, 8 and 15.

[Class teacher as promoter and predictor of a child's mental health].

School plays a significant role in children's mental health care. Teacher's assessment is predictive of the child's subsequent mental health. Although it is difficult for both teachers and parents to recognize especially depression in a child, observations made by adults will complement the information received from the child.