Demakakos, P;
Pillas, D;
Marmot, M;
Steptoe, A;
(2016)
Parenting style in childhood and mortality risk at older ages: a longitudinal cohort study.
The British Journal of Psychiatry
, 209
(2)
pp. 135-141.
10.1192/bjp.bp.115.163543.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Parenting style is associated with offspring health, but whether it is associated with offspring mortality at older ages remains unknown. AIMS: We examined whether childhood experiences of suboptimal parenting style are associated with increased risk of death at older ages. METHOD: Longitudinal cohort study of 1964 community-dwelling adults aged 65-79 years. RESULTS: The association between parenting style and mortality was inverse and graded. Participants in the poorest parenting style score quartile had increased risk of death (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.72, 95% CI 1.20-2.48) compared with those in the optimal parenting style score quartile after adjustment for age and gender. Full adjustment for covariates partially explained this association (HR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.02-2.18). Parenting style was inversely associated with cancer and other mortality, but not cardiovascular mortality. Maternal and paternal parenting styles were individually associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Experiences of suboptimal parenting in childhood are associated with increased risk of death at older ages.
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