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The DREAM BIG project as a model for harmonizing early measures of parental care and parent-child interactions across epidemiological cohorts

Authors :
Eszter Szekely
David P. Laplante
Henning Tiemeier
Jonathan Evans
Rebecca M. Pearson
Mona Bekkhus
Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Ashley Wazana
Source :
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 2 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

Parenting is a key contributor to child development. The effects of parenting, however, also depend on child characteristics, including genetic factors. A more complete appraisal of the role of parenting thus requires a comprehensive developmental model which explores questions about parenting behavior, child susceptibility to parenting, and child psychopathology. Moving forward, we need to not only be concerned about sample sizes that limit testing of comprehensive models but also the need to replicate findings across multiple settings and samples. A consortium which harmonises key measures offers the opportunity to examine these questions. The Developmental Research in Environmental Adversity, Mental health, BIological susceptibility and Gender (DREAM BIG) consortium includes six international longitudinal prospective birth cohorts to explore the early life origins of major psychiatric disorders in childhood. Here, we will provide a brief overview of parental care research, methodological limitations, and two exciting recent attempts (i.e., the DREAM BIG consortium and the CATS-project), that address key methodological challenges.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
28134540
Volume :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.91296f72a07545fc8460d77c2a69712e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1206922