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Breeman, Linda D., Jaekel, Julia, Baumann, Nicole, Bartmann, Peter, Bäuml, Josef G., Avram, Mihai, Sorg, Christian and Wolke, Dieter (2018) Infant regulatory problems, parenting quality and childhood attention problems. Early Human Development, 124 . pp. 11-16. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.07.009 ISSN 0378-3782 .
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.07.009
Abstract
Background and aims
To determine the combined impact of infant multiple/persistent regulatory problems (RPs), parenting quality and maternal mental health on childhood attention problems.
Study design
A prospective, population-based cohort study including 16 paediatric hospitals in Southern Bavaria (Germany).
Subjects
1459 infants were followed from birth to 8 years of age.
Outcome measures
RPs were assessed at 5 and 20 months using interviews by trained paediatricians; parenting quality was assessed between birth and 5 months using parent interviews and nurses' observations; maternal mental health was assessed at birth and 5 months using standardized parents' interviews; childhood data on attention problems were collected at 8 years, using parent reports and expert behaviour observation ratings.
Results
After correction for gestational age, sex, and socioeconomic status, early RPs (β = 0.079) and low parenting quality (β = 0.175) predicted later attention problems (R2 = 0.272). Their impact was additive, such that infants with both multiple/persistent RPs and poor parenting quality showed the highest attention problems 8 years later. However, the impact of RPs on attention was strongest for preterm children. Maternal mental health was a significant moderator of the relationship between parenting quality and attention problems. With adequate maternal mental health, good parenting quality was related to lower attention problems, yet with mental health problems present, the effect of good parenting on attention problems diminished.
Conclusions
Guidance and support for parents of infants with multiple/persistent crying, sleeping or feeding problems may be essential to prevent the development of childhood attention problems, especially when maternal mental health problems are present.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||||||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Attention in children, Child psychology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Early Human Development | ||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0378-3782 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Official Date: | September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Volume: | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 11-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.07.009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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