2023
Maternal adverse childhood experiences on child growth and development in rural Pakistan: An observational cohort study
Chung E, Scherer E, LeMasters K, Bates L, Hagaman A, Staley B, Zalla L, Sikander S, Maselko J. Maternal adverse childhood experiences on child growth and development in rural Pakistan: An observational cohort study. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001669. PMID: 37878564, PMCID: PMC10599588, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptive language developmentAdverse childhood experiencesMaternal adverse childhood experiencesLanguage developmentChild outcomesFine motorChildhood experiencesLevel of adversityMother-child dyadsCognitive developmentSocioemotional developmentSocioemotional problemsEmotional neglectEmotional abuseBehavioral outcomesToddler DevelopmentBehavioral developmentDifficulties QuestionnaireBayley ScalesPhysical abuseSocioemotionalChild growthIntergenerational transmissionNull relationshipAdapted version
2022
Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan.
Frost A, Hagaman A, Baranov V, Chung EO, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan. Development And Psychopathology 2022, 35: 2086-2095. PMID: 35959681, PMCID: PMC9922341, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMental health difficultiesAxis activityHealth difficultiesEarly childhoodHypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activityPituitary-adrenal axis activitySDQ scoresAdrenal axis activityNon-linear associationLongitudinal cohortDepression trialsQuadratic associationHair cortisolDehydroepiandosteroneRural PakistanMental healthCortisolEarly adversitySignificant quadratic associationDifficulties QuestionnaireLow-resource contextsChildhoodChildrenAssociation