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Investigations have found maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) cause an intergenerational danger to their children’s health. However, no study has investigated the effects of maternal ACEs on behavioral problems of preschool children in China and gender differences on these effects. This paper aims to investigate the role of maternal ACEs on behavioral problems of preschool children in China and explore gender differences as related to these behavioral problems. Stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 7318 preschool children from 12 districts in Hefei city, China. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information on maternal exposure to ACEs and Conners’ Parent Rating Scales. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between maternal ACEs and children’s behavioral problems. The prevalence of behavioral problems in preschool children was 16.0%, while it was higher among girls (18.4%) than boys (13.92%) (χ^2^ = 27.979, p < 0.001). The rate of behavioral problems in children in the group of mothers with ACEs was higher than those without ACEs (all p < 0.05). Maternal ACEs were associated with increased risk of the behavior problems in pr

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Author

Xiaoyan Wang; Gangzhu Yin; Feng Guo; Haili Hu; Zhicheng Jiang; Shuqin Li; Ziyu Shao; Yuhui Wan

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences