Parental Occupational Exposure is Associated With Their Children's Psychopathology: A Study of Families of Israeli First Responders

Ronit Kishon; Lupo Geronazzo-Alman; Meir Teichman; Yona Teichman; Keely Cheslack-Postava; Bin Fan; Cristiane S. Duarte; Judith Wicks; George J. Musa; Amir Djalovski; Boaz Tadmor; Diana Rodriguez Moreno; Yael Cycowicz; Lawrence Amsel; Michaeline Bresnahan; Christina W. Hoven

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001971

Parental Occupational Exposure is Associated With Their Children's Psychopathology: A Study of Families of Israeli First Responders

Ronit Kishon, Lupo Geronazzo-Alman, Meir Teichman, Yona Teichman, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Bin Fan, Cristiane S. Duarte, Judith Wicks, George J. Musa, Amir Djalovski, Boaz Tadmor, Diana Rodriguez Moreno, Yael Cycowicz, Lawrence Amsel, Michaeline Bresnahan, Christina W. Hoven

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Objective:To examine the association between parental occupational exposure to traumatic events and their children's mental health in families of First Responders (FRs), a neglected area of research.Methods:In 208 families of Israeli FRs, children's symptoms and comorbidity patterns of seven psychiatric disorders were regressed on parental work-related variables, controlling for relevant covariates.Results:Having a father working as a FR and higher paternal exposure were associated with a greater number of separation anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively. Maternal exposure was associated with a greater number of symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder, and with increased odds of comorbid internalizing symptomatology.Conclusions:Additional research on children of FRs is encouraged. An adaption to this understudied population of family-centered interventions available for military families could inform targeted prevention efforts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	904-915
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume	62
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001971
State	Published - 1 Nov 2020

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The results reported herein correspond to specific aims of grant R01HD04678 to investigator Christina Hoven from The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This work was also supported by grant U01OH011327 from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The results reported herein correspond to specific aims of grant R01HD04678 to investigator Christina Hoven from The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This work was also supported by grant U01OH011327 from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	U01OH011327

Keywords

children
first responders
indirect exposure
occupational exposure
psychiatric disorders
psychopathology
secondary traumatization

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Kishon, R., Geronazzo-Alman, L., Teichman, M., Teichman, Y., Cheslack-Postava, K., Fan, B., Duarte, C. S., Wicks, J., Musa, G. J., Djalovski, A., Tadmor, B., Moreno, D. R., Cycowicz, Y., Amsel, L., Bresnahan, M., & Hoven, C. W. (2020). Parental Occupational Exposure is Associated With Their Children's Psychopathology: A Study of Families of Israeli First Responders. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 62(11), 904-915. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001971

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