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May 29, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

Parental job loss and early adolescent mental health: findings from the ABCD study

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LNLi NiuBeijing Normal UniversityYLY LIUppsala UniversitySGSandro GaleaWashington University in St. Louis

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Randomized trial examines mental health outcomes in adolescents after parental job loss, indicating potential long-term effects.

Key Points

  • This study investigates the impact of parental job loss on adolescent mental health outcomes over two years.
  • Analyzed longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N=7181)
  • Evaluated mental health symptoms at 1- and 2-year follow-ups after parental job loss
  • Assessed various mental health outcomes including anxious-depressed symptoms, aggression, and sleep disturbances.
  • Parental job loss was linked to increased anxious-depressed symptoms (β=0.09, 95% CI 0.01–0.17) after 1 year.
  • Persistent associations included withdrawn depressed symptoms (β=0.08, 95% CI 0.00–0.16) and mania (β=0.13, 95% CI 0.05–0.21) at 2 years.
  • Increased risks for aggressive behaviors (β=0.09, 95% CI 0.02–0.17) were observed at both follow-ups.

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Niu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192de6fab5b468c4416d3ehttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07787-8
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