Assessment of parental sensitivity towards pre‐school children born with very low birth weight

Hoff, Barbara; Munck, Hanne; Greisen, Gorm

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00382.x

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“…A recent study using a questionnaire on parental attitudes showed that a loving, supporting parental style was a positive predictor of both verbal and performance IQ in children born at term (Sommerfelt et al ., 2000). This finding is corroborated by a study using observation of parental behaviors towards children born very prematurely (Hoff, Munck & Greisen, 2004).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…The total score ranged from 2 to 11 with a higher score indicating a higher educational level. For further detail see Hoff et al (2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Full Scale IQs were pro‐rated from the scores on these eight sub‐tests, uncorrected for prematurity. For further detail on the intellectual development of the children see Hoff et al (2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It reflects the ability of parents to be emotionally available and to be able to interpret and understand children from their own perspectives. The total score ranged from 4 to 20, with a lower score indicating higher parental sensitivity (Hoff, Munck et al , 2004).…”

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Behavioral and social development of children born extremely premature: 5‐year follow‐up

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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A cohort of extremely prematurely born children and matched term controls was assessed at 5 years of age. The parents completed a questionnaire on their behavioral and social development. The purpose was to illuminate whether the children's general intellectual ability and parental sensitivity were associated with behavioral and social development. The index children exhibited more hyperactive behavior and had poorer social skills than the controls. Lower Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) was associated with outward reacting and hyperactive behavior and poorer social skills. Sensitive parenting was associated with less outward reacting and less hyperactive behavior. When controlling for differences in FSIQ and parental sensitivity, the index children persisted to have an increased risk of exhibiting hyperactive behavior but not poorer social skills. The index children with normal intellectual development, however, did not exhibit more behavioral problems or poorer social skills than the control children did.

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confidence: 68%

“…The total score ranged from 2 to 11 with a higher score indicating a higher educational level. For further detail see Hoff et al (2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Behavioral and social development of children born extremely premature: 5‐year follow‐up

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…This finding could help explaining the results of a recent Danish register-based study showing that the vast majority of VPT individuals born in 1974–76 actually seem well integrated in society at age 27–29 years [25]. The increase in agreeableness appeared to be unrelated to the educational level of the parents, but maybe environmental factors such as increased parental sensitivity observed in a controlled study of VPT children at pre-school age [26] could explain our finding of higher scores on agreeableness. We speculate that early parental adjustment to their very preterm child may have long-term benefits in helping the child to develop an optimistic attitude and confidence in others that are positively associated with adjustment in adult life.…”

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Personality in Adults Who Were Born Very Preterm

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AimTo investigate the personality in very preterm individuals (VPT; gestational age, GA, <32 weeks) at adult age in two cohorts born in 1974–76 and 1980–82, respectively, and to illuminate the effect of increased survival rates and the clinical implications of deviations in personality.MethodDemographic data were extracted for all individuals born in Denmark in 1974–76 and 1980–82. From each period one index-group each comprising 150 individuals with the lowest gestational age was selected. Thereafter two control groups born at term were matched by gender, age and residential area. Personality was assessed with the short version of NEO PI-R, and psychiatric diagnoses were obtained from the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register.ResultsOf all the individuals born <32 weeks of gestation in 1980–82 67% were alive in 2006 vs. 43% of those born in 1974–76 (p<0.0001). A total of 433 individuals participated in the study, 76% of the VPT groups (n = 227, mean GA = 27.9) and 69% of the control groups (n = 206). There were no significant differences on personality scores between the two VPT groups. Compared to the control groups, the combined VPT groups scored higher on neuroticism (p = 0.005) and agreeableness (p = 0.012), but lower on extraversion (p = 0.002). Psychiatric disorder was strongly associated with higher scores on neuroticism and lower scores on extraversion.InterpretationImproved survival of VPT infants was not associated with increased deviances in the personality as adults. The personality traits in VPT individuals differ moderately from those of term born controls. High scores in neuroticism and low scores in extraversion were associated with increased risk psychiatric disorders. VPT adults also showed signs of positive adaptation in the form of an agreeable and confident attitude towards others.What this paper addsThe much improved survival rate in very preterm infants during the early years of active neonatology was not associated with increased risk of personality deviation. There are signs of positive adaptation in the form of increased agreeableness in young adults born very preterm.

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