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The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age

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Baumann, Nicole, Jaekel, Julia, Breeman, Linda D., Bartmann, Peter, Bäuml, Josef G., Avram, Mihai, Sorg, Christian and Wolke, Dieter (2019) The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age. Infancy, 25 (4). pp. 768-786. doi:10.1111/infa.12305

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Abstract

Regulatory problems in infancy and toddlerhood have previously been associated with an increased risk of developing attention problems in childhood. We hypothesized that early regulatory problems are associated with attention problems via reduced inhibitory control. This prospective study assessed 1,459 children from birth to 8 years. Crying, feeding, and sleeping problems were assessed at 5 and 20 months via parent interviews and neurological examinations. At 20 months, inhibitory control was tested with a behavioral (snack delay) task. Attention regulation was assessed at 6 and 8 years using multiple instruments and informants. Detrimental effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems on attention regulation were partly mediated by children's ability to inhibit unwanted behaviors (β = −0.04, p = 0.013). Accounting for cognition diminished this indirect effect (β = −0.01, p = 0.209). Instead, the effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems on attention regulation were fully mediated by children's cognitive functioning (β = −0.10, p < 0.001). These results support that inhibitory control abilities partly mediate effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems. However, these effects may be accounted for by children's general cognitive abilities. Early regulatory problems may set infants on a course of under control of behavior into school age, and such trajectories are highly associated with general cognitive development.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science > Psychology
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Crying in infants, Infants -- Nutrition , Infants -- Sleep , Infants -- Care , Attention in infants, Inhibition in children
Journal or Publication Title: Infancy
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 1532-7078
Official Date: September 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
September 2019Published
17 June 2019Available
18 May 2019Accepted
Volume: 25
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 768-786
DOI: 10.1111/infa.12305
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Baumann, N, Jaekel, J, Breeman, L, et al. The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age. Infancy. 2019; 00: 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12305, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/infa.12305. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
PKE24Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologiehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010571
JUG14Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologiehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010571
01EP9504Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologiehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010571
01ER0801Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologiehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010571
SCHM 3045/2-1[DFG] Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschafthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659

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