Parenting stress during infancy is a risk factor for mental health problems in 3-year-old children.

Nayantara HattangadiKatherine T CostCatherine S BirkenCornelia M BorkhoffJonathon L MaguirePeter SzatmariAlice Charach

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

Healthy preschool-aged children with parents reporting parenting stress during infancy had a 2 times higher odds of mental health problems at 3 years.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
weight gain
young adults
stress induced