Shannon T. Lipscomb|Megan M. McClelland|Megan MacDonald|Andrés Cárdenas|Kim A. Anderson|Molly L. Kile
Cross-sectional study of social behaviors in preschool children and exposure to flame retardants
Oregon State University Cascades|Oregon State University|Oregon State University|Harvard University|Oregon State University|Oregon State University
children exposed flame retardants built environment brominated diphenyl ethers bde organophosphatebased flame retardants opfrs associated poorer neurocognitive functioning children less known however association classes compounds childrens emotional social behaviors objective study determine flame retardant exposure associated measurable differences social behaviors among children ages 35 yearswe examined teacherrated social behaviors measured using social skills improvement rating scale ssis personal exposure flame retardants children aged 35 years attended preschool n 72 silicone passive samplers worn 7 days used assess personal exposure 41 compounds using gas chromatographymass spectrophotometer concentrations summed total bde total opfr exposure prior natural log transformation separate generalized additive models used evaluate relationship seven subscales ssis lnbde lnopfr adjusting age sex adverse social experiences family contextall children exposed mixture flame retardant compounds observed dose dependent relationship lnopfr two subscales children higher exposures rated preschool teachers less responsible behavior p 007 externalizing behavior problems p 003 additionally children higher lnbde exposure rated teachers less assertive p 0007we observed crosssectional association childrens exposure flame retardant compounds teacherrated social behaviors among preschoolaged children children higher flame retardant exposures exhibited poorer social skills three domains play important role childs ability succeed academically socially