Poor Family Relationships in Adolescence and the Risk of Premature Death: Findings from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study

Alm, SusanneStockholms universitet,Institutet för social forskning (SOFI) (author)

Poor Family Relationships in Adolescence and the Risk of Premature Death : Findings from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study

Poor family relationships during childhood have been shown to have long-term negative effects on an offspring's health. However, few studies have followed the offspring to retirement age, and relatedly, knowledge about the link between poor family relationships and premature death is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the association between poor family relationships in adolescence and the risk of premature death, even when considering other adverse childhood conditions. Prospective data from the Stockholm Birth Cohort study were used, with 2636 individuals born in 1953 who were followed up until age 65. Information on family relations was based on interviews with the participants' mothers in 1968. Information on mortality was retrieved from administrative register data from 1969-2018. Cox proportional hazards regressions showed that poor family relationships in adolescence were associated with an increased risk of premature death, even when adjusting for childhood conditions in terms of household social class, household economic poverty, contact with the child services, parental alcohol abuse, and parental mental illness (Hazard Ratio (HR), 2.08, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.40-3.09). The findings show that poor family relationships in adolescence can have severe and long-lasting health consequences, highlighting the importance of early interventions.

Brolin Låftman, SaraStockholms universitet,Centrum för forskning om ojämlikhet i hälsa (CHESS)(Swepub:su)brolin (author)
Bohman, Hannes,1965-Karolinska Institutet,Uppsala universitet,Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Stockholm Cty Council, Stockholm Hlth Care Serv, S-10422 Stockholm, Sweden(Swepub:uu)hanbo757 (author)
Stockholms universitetInstitutet för social forskning (SOFI) (creator_code:org_t)

In:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: MDPI16:101661-78271660-4601

By the author/editor: Alm, Susanne; Brolin Låftman, ...; Bohman, Hannes, ...

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By the university: Uppsala University; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm University

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