2022
Maternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood
O’Connor T, Ciesla AA, Sefair AV, Thornburg LL, Brown AS, Glover V, O’Donnell K. Maternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2022, 131: 422-434. PMID: 35238594, PMCID: PMC9069845, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildChild Behavior DisordersFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPregnancyProspective StudiesVitaminsConceptsChild neurodevelopmentSelf-report questionnairesPrenatal maternal anxietyPrediction of symptomsAttention problemsMiddle childhoodCommunication problemsAnxiety symptomsPerson testingAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsPrenatal anxietyPrenatal riskPrenatal maternal infectionMaternal anxietyAnxietyMental healthLongitudinal studyPrenatal infectionSeparate linesLine of studyLarge prospective longitudinal cohort studyProspective longitudinal cohort studyChild CohortNeurodevelopment
2018
Prenatal maternal stress, fetal programming, and mechanisms underlying later psychopathology—A global perspective
Glover V, O'Donnell KJ, O'Connor TG, Fisher J. Prenatal maternal stress, fetal programming, and mechanisms underlying later psychopathology—A global perspective. Development And Psychopathology 2018, 30: 843-854. PMID: 30068411, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941800038x.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersBrainChildCross-Cultural ComparisonDepressive DisorderDeveloping CountriesFemaleFetal DevelopmentHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInfantMental DisordersPituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPsychopathologyPsychosocial DeprivationRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentStress, PsychologicalConceptsPrenatal stressLater psychopathologyPregnancy-specific anxietyPrenatal maternal stressPrenatal stress altersAdrenal axisChild neurodevelopmentHigh-income countriesFetal programmingInfant deathMaternal stressGene-environment interactionsNutritional deficienciesMothers' stressDifferent ethnic groupsStress altersPsychopathologyBiological differencesEthnic groupsInterpersonal violenceAnxietyCaucasian samplesHigh levelsPregnancyCytokines
2013
Stressful events and psychological difficulties: testing alternative candidates for sensitivity
Laceulle OM, O’Donnell K, Glover V, O’Connor T, Ormel J, van Aken MA, Nederhof E. Stressful events and psychological difficulties: testing alternative candidates for sensitivity. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 23: 103-113. PMID: 23756816, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0436-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAffective SymptomsAnxiety DisordersChildChild DevelopmentChild of Impaired ParentsChild, PreschoolDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleMothersPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsConceptsPsychological difficultiesStressful eventsDifficult temperamentPrenatal anxietyLife eventsSources of sensitivityStressful life eventsPrenatal maternal anxietyChild developmentReciprocal associationsAge 7Maternal anxietyAge 4Child's ageTemperamentLongitudinal studyStress exposureAnxietyEarly childhoodCurrent studyConsistent evidenceChildrenPrior workDifficultiesAdditional research