Kristin R. Laurens|Stacy Tzoumakis|Maina Kariuki|Melissa Green|M. Hamde|F. Harris|V. J. Carr|Kimberlie Dean
Pervasive influence of maternal and paternal criminal offending on early childhood development: a population data linkage study
UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia|Monash University|UNSW Sydney|Schizophrenia Research Institute|Neuroscience Research Australia
parental criminal offending established risk factor offending among offspring little evidence available indicating impact offending early childhood functioning used data large australian population cohort determine associations exposure parental offending range developmental outcomes age 5 yearsmultigeneration data 66 477 children parents new south wales child development study combined using data linkage logistic multinomial regressions tested associations violent offending histories parents fathers mothers parents obtained official records multiple measures early childhood developmental functioning social emotionalbehavioural cognitive communication physical domains obtained teacherreported 2009 australian early development censusparental offending conferred significantly increased risk vulnerability domains particularly cognitive domain greater risk magnitudes observed offending parents mothers fathers violent offending parental offending exposures vulnerability multiple domains medium large effects observed likely single domain small medium effects relationships remained significant comparable magnitude following adjustment sociodemographic covariatesthe effect parental offending early childhood developmental outcomes pervasive strongest effects functioning apparent parents engage violent offending supporting affected families early childhood might mitigate early developmental vulnerability propensity later delinquency among offspring