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Linear regression assessed the association between the timing of the first maternal diagnosis (before, during, or after birth (0\u20131, 1\u20135, 6\u201317 years)) and cognitive ability measured at the Danish Conscription Board Examination 2014\u20132019. Paternal emotional disorders served as negative controls to differentiate maternal pregnancy exposures from genetic and postnatal influences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 119,387 males, with 9,959 (8.3%) having mothers diagnosed with emotional disorders. Exposed offspring had lower cognitive test scores (ranging from \u2212\u20090.22 to -0.10 standard deviations (SD) lower than unexposed) at mean age 18, particularly if the mother was diagnosed during pregnancy (-0.22 SD, 95% CI: -0.36; -0.08). There was no difference when comparing incident diagnosis before\/after vs. during pregnancy. Paternal emotional disorders were also linked to a lower cognitive test score, with more consistent associations across all time points (-0.18 to -0.14 SD lower than unexposed).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Maternal emotional disorders were overall associated with male offspring\u2019s long-term cognitive ability. Paternal disorders showed similar associations. While the findings require cautious interpretation, the findings suggest a weak signal of a window of sensitivity for maternal disorders during gestation, with no equivalent signal for paternal disorders. We encourage similar studies with female offspring.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The project was registered in OSF in July 2024 (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"10.17605\/OSF.IO\/SV7W4\" ext-link-type=\"doi\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/SV7W4<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-026-03205-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T14:01:45Z","timestamp":1789048905000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Maternal anxiety or depression and cognitive ability in young male offspring: A population-based cohort study using cognitive test scores from the Danish Conscription Board Examination"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3509-1953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tanja Gram","family":"Petersen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9700-2739","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rikke Thaarup","family":"Wesselhoeft","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9729-708X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gunhild Tidemann","family":"Okholm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0786-7147","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Trine","family":"Munk-Olsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6921-220X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Merete","family":"Osler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5117-9811","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lars Meinertz","family":"Byg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Veerle","family":"Bergink","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3262-6097","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kirstine Agnete","family":"Davidsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7637-3730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mette","family":"Bliddal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"3205_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"467","DOI":"10.1111\/acps.13682","volume":"149","author":"C Beck","year":"2024","unstructured":"Beck C et al (2024) A comprehensive analysis of age of onset and cumulative incidence of mental disorders: A Danish register study. 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