It may seem obvious that how kids are raised and habits they are exposed to would influence how they behave in the future as adults.
But it’s not just simply how they might act or view the world, positive psychosocial experiences really play a role in their physical health later in life.
According to Medical News Today, a new study published in Circulation – a journal of the American Heart Association, previously evaluated 3,577 kids from the age of 3 to 18 to look at socioeconomic status, emotional stability, parental health behaviors, occurrence of stressful events, social adjustment and the self-regulation of behavioral problems among 3,577 children aged 3-18 years.
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The investigators, including senior author Laura Pulkki-Råback, PhD, of the University of Helsinki in Finland, then followed up 27 years later with 1,089 of the participants (now 30-45 years old) to analyze cardiovascular health.
Their cardiovascular health was measured using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 questionnaire. The factors that contribute to cardiovascular health include cholesterol, diet, blood pressure, weight, blood sugar and smoking.
Participants who had the most positive psychosocial experiences in childhood were 14% more likely to be of normal weight in adulthood, 12% more likely to be a non-smoker and 11% more likely to have a healthy blood sugar level, compared with participants who had the least positive psychosocial experiences in childhood.
This may or may not be surprising, but sometimes parents of young children might think their kids aren’t necessarily aware of what’s really going on, especially when it comes to things like family finances (not that kids are cross-checking the numbers, but they sense stress).
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“The choices parents make have a long-lasting effect on their children’s future health, and improvement in any one thing can have measurable benefits,” study author Pulkki-Råback says. “For instance, if an unemployed parent gets steady employment, the effect may be huge. If he or she also quits smoking, the benefit is even greater. All efforts to improve family well-being are beneficial.”
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