Household chaos during infancy and infant weight status at 12 months

Khatiwada, Aastha; Shoaibi, Azza; Neelon, Brian; Emond, Jennifer A.; Benjamin‐Neelon, Sara E.

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12395

“…Chaotic homes were also linked with low cortisol levels (hypocorticolism) in children aged 3-4 years, which in turn predicted overweight in girls, both directly and indirectly through the mediating role of satiety responsiveness, and in boys, indirectly through the mediating role of emotional overeating (109). In infants followed during the first year of life, household chaos was also found to significantly predict weight-for-height z-scores, even after controlling for possible confounders (118).…”

Section: Physical Health Health Behaviours and Communication Disordersmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Overall, 19 analyses were conducted that investigated the role of household chaos on health and health behaviours: (1) 9 papers specifically looked at physical health outcomes, disease, and communication disorder outcomes (13,83,102,109,(114)(115)(116)(117)(118), including glycaemic control, child health, weight status, and stutter, (2) 3 studies investigated diet and dietary behaviours (102,119,120), (3) 6 studies looked at sleep (14,53,97,106,121,122), and (4) 2 studies assessed other outcomes, including TV viewing behaviours in a laboratory setting (123) and mothers' perceptions on children's physical activity (124). For glycaemic control, both maternal and paternal household chaos scores were positively associated with HbA1c in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (114) and in children aged 1-13 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus (116).…”

Section: Physical Health Health Behaviours and Communication Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship between Household Chaos and Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review

Marsh

¹

,

Dobson

²

,

Maddison

³

2020

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Background: Household chaos, represented by the level of disorganisation or environmental confusion in the home, has been associated with a range of adverse child and family outcomes. This review aims to (1) identify how household chaos is measured, (2) chart study details of household chaos literature, and (3) map the existing literature with respect to the relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes. We expect that this review will highlight the need to consider the importance of household chaos in child well-being research, particularly in those families where children may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of household chaos.Methods: We searched five electronic databases (last updated September 1st 2018) in addition to Google Scholar, and identified publications via a 3-stage screening process, which was conducted by two researchers. Published studies were included if they investigated the association between household chaos and child, parent, or family outcomes. Research that investigated household chaos as a mediator or moderator, or that investigated how the relationship between household chaos and the outcome of interest was mediated or moderated, were also included. Results: 112 studies in 111 publications were included. The majority were conducted in the United States (n=71), and used either cross-sectional (n=60) or longitudinal (n=49) study designs. Outcomes of interest were categorised into seven categories: (1) cognitive and academic (n=16), (2) socio-emotional and behavioural (n=60), (3) communication (n=6), (4) parenting, family, and household functioning (n=21), (5) parent outcomes (n=6), (6) hormone (n=8), and (7) physical health and health behaviours (n=19). There was consistent evidence for significant correlations between household chaos and adverse outcomes across all seven categories in diverse populations with respect to age, disease status, and socio-economic status (SES).Conclusion: There is consistent evidence for associations between household chaos and a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes. Household chaos may also help describe variations in outcomes between low SES and child development.

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“…Overall, 19 analyses were conducted that investigated the role of household chaos on health and health behaviours: (1) 9 papers specifically looked at physical health outcomes, disease, and communication disorder outcomes [82,101,108,[113][114][115][116][117][118], including glycaemic control, child health, weight status, and stutter, (2) 3 studies investigated diet and dietary behaviours [101,119,120],…”

Section: Physical Health Health Behaviours and Communication Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes: a systematic scoping review

Marsh

¹

,

Dobson

²

,

Maddison

³

2020

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Background: Household chaos, represented by the level of disorganisation or environmental confusion in the home, has been associated with a range of adverse child and family outcomes. This review aims to (1) identify how household chaos is measured, (2) chart study details of household chaos literature, and (3) map the existing literature with respect to the relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes. We expect that this review will highlight the need to consider the importance of household chaos in child well-being research, particularly in those families where children may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of household chaos. Methods: We searched five electronic databases (last updated September 1st 2018) in addition to Google Scholar, and identified publications via a 3-stage screening process, which was conducted by two researchers. Published studies were included if they investigated the association between household chaos and child, parent, or family outcomes. Research that investigated household chaos as a mediator or moderator, or that investigated how the relationship between household chaos and the outcome of interest was mediated or moderated, were also included. Results: One hundred twelve studies in 111 publications were included. The majority were conducted in the United States (n = 71), and used either cross-sectional (n = 60) or longitudinal (n = 49) study designs. Outcomes of interest were categorised into seven categories: (1) cognitive and academic (n = 16), (2) socio-emotional and behavioural (n = 60), (3) communication (n = 6), (4) parenting, family, and household functioning (n = 21), (5) parent outcomes (n = 6), (6) hormone (n = 8), and (7) physical health and health behaviours (n = 19). There was consistent evidence for significant correlations between household chaos and adverse outcomes across all seven categories in diverse populations with respect to age, disease status, and socioeconomic status (SES). Conclusion: There is consistent evidence for associations between household chaos and a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes. Household chaos may also help describe variations in outcomes between low SES and child development.

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“…Chaotic homes were also linked with low cortisol levels (hypocorticolism) in children aged 3-4 years, which in turn predicted overweight in girls, both directly and indirectly through the mediating role of satiety responsiveness, and in boys, indirectly through the mediating role of emotional overeating(108). In infants followed during the first year of life, household chaos was also found to significantly predict weight-for-height z-scores, even after controlling for possible confounders (118).…”

Section: Physical Health Health Behaviours and Communication Disordersmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Overall, 19 analyses were conducted that investigated the role of household chaos on health and health behaviours: (1) 9 papers specifically looked at physical health outcomes, disease, and communication disorder outcomes (82,101,108,(113)(114)(115)(116)(117)(118), including glycaemic control, child health, weight status, and stutter, (2) 3 studies investigated diet and dietary behaviours(101, 119, 120), (3) 6 studies looked at sleep (13,52,96,105,121,122), and (4) 2 studies assessed other outcomes, including TV viewing behaviours in a laboratory setting (123) and mothers' perceptions on children's physical activity (124). For glycaemic control, both maternal and paternal household chaos scores were positively associated with HbA1c in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes(114) and in children aged 1-13 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus (116).…”

Section: Physical Health Health Behaviours and Communication Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship between Household Chaos and Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review

Marsh

¹

,

Dobson

²

,

Maddison

³

2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Household chaos, represented by the level of disorganisation or environmental confusion in the home, has been associated with a range of adverse child and family outcomes. This review aims to (1) identify how household chaos is measured, (2) chart study details of household chaos literature, and (3) map the existing literature with respect to the relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes. We expect that this review will highlight the need to consider the importance of household chaos in child well-being research, particularly in those families where children may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of household chaos.Methods: We searched five electronic databases (last updated September 1st 2018) in addition to Google Scholar, and identified publications via a 3-stage screening process, which was conducted by two researchers. Published studies were included if they investigated the association between household chaos and child, parent, or family outcomes. Research that investigated household chaos as a mediator or moderator, or that investigated how the relationship between household chaos and the outcome of interest was mediated or moderated, were also included. Results: 112 studies in 111 publications were included. The majority were conducted in the United States (n=71), and used either cross-sectional (n=60) or longitudinal (n=49) study designs. Outcomes of interest were categorised into seven categories: (1) cognitive and academic (n=16), (2) socio-emotional and behavioural (n=60), (3) communication (n=6), (4) parenting, family, and household functioning (n=21), (5) parent outcomes (n=6), (6) hormone (n=8), and (7) physical health and health behaviours (n=19). There was consistent evidence for significant correlations between household chaos and adverse outcomes across all seven categories in diverse populations with respect to age, disease status, and socio-economic status (SES).Conclusion: There is consistent evidence for associations between household chaos and a number of adverse child, parent, and family-level outcomes. Household chaos may also help describe variations in outcomes between low SES and child development.

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Household chaos during infancy and infant weight status at 12 months

Abstract: Higher household chaos was associated with greater infant weight at 12 months, but there was no evidence of mediation by breastfeeding, sleep or screen time.

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The Relationship between Household Chaos and Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review

The Relationship between Household Chaos and Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review

The relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes: a systematic scoping review

The Relationship between Household Chaos and Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review

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