Psychological Impact of Significantly Short Stature

Siegel, Patricia T.; Clopper, Richard R.; Stabler, Brian

doi:10.1111/apa.1991.80.s377.14

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“…4,5,23 Therefore, we assessed peer relationships by using teacher reports from the asocial with peers, excluded by peers, and peer victimization scales of the Child Behavior with Peers questionnaire. 16,24,25 Questionnaire items were answered on a 3-point scale (0 ϭ not true, 1 ϭ sometimes true, and 2 ϭ often true) (Appendix).…”

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Short Stature in a Population-Based Cohort: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning

et al. 2009

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:There is a paucity of data regarding potential differences in behavioral and social functioning for children of moderately short stature (height of Ͻ10th percentile). WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study found that short children did not differ from their nonshort peers in a range of social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes, which suggests that there is little, if any, association between short stature and social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. abstract OBJECTIVE: The goal was to determine whether there were significant differences between children of normative versus short stature in behavioral functioning and peer relationships, according to teacher and child reports. METHODS:The study included 712 boys and girls in the sixth grade, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Main outcome measures included Achenbach Teacher's Report Form internalizing, externalizing, and total scores; Children's Depression Inventory scores (child report); Life Orientation Test-Revised scores (child report); Child Behavior with Peers questionnaire asocial with peers, excluded by peers, and peer victimization subscale scores (teacher report); peer social support and victimization scores (child report); and relationships with peers score (teacher report). In bivariate comparisons, these outcomes were compared for children of relatively short (height of Ͻ10th percentile) versus nonshort (height of Ն10th percentile) stature, and effect sizes were calculated. Multivariate linear regression models adjusted for maternal education, income/needs ratio, race, and gender. RESULTS:Effect sizes ranged from 0.00 to 0.35. Short children reported marginally higher levels of self-perceived peer victimization, compared with their nonshort peers. There were no significant differences in the rest of the outcomes for children of short versus nonshort stature, in either unadjusted or adjusted models. CONCLUSION:Although short children from a population-based sample reported marginally higher levels of self-perceived peer victimization, they did not differ from their nonshort peers in a range of social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Pediatrics 2009;124:903-910

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Section: Peer Relationshipsmentioning

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Short Stature in a Population-Based Cohort: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning

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“…A few studies have been launched in order to evaluate the behavioral effects of this more recent treatment approach. However, beyond the study outlines, very limited findings have been reported so far (1,10,(19)(20)(21). Currently, there is conflicting evidence concerning whether or not GH treatment has beneficial behavioral effects on short statured children (22,23).…”

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“…Various studies indicate that children with short stature are at increased risk for psychological maladjustment due to low self-esteem, stigmatization, and inadequate coping (1)(2)(3). These studies found distinct personality features, lower self-esteem, increased rates of behavior problems, and lower social competence in short-statured children (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9).…”

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Behavioral evaluation of GH treatment in short statured children and adolescents: Findings from a pilot study

Steinhausen

Dörr

Malin

2002

J Endocrinol Invest

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“…IUGR children who remain small might ceived competence in cognitive and athletic skills, the per ception of the degree to which one is accepted by peers or feels popular, and the perception of one's behavior and physical appearance. Since short stature may influence social interactions, emotional adjustment and school achievement [2][3][4][5][6], it is therefore likely to influence the child's self-concept.…”

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Self-Concept before and after Two Years of Growth Hormone Treatment in Intrauterine Growth-Retarded Children

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The objective of this study was to assess self-concept in children with short stature after intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), before and after 2 years of growth hormone (hGH) treatment. We assessed 25 children before treatment, and 40 children after a 2-year treatment period. Seventeen of the 25 children of whom we had pretreatment data, were reassessed after 2 years of hGH treatment. All children had a birth length below the 3rd percentile, and did not show catch-up growth (current height < P3). We compared the self-concept measures (Self-Perception Profile for Children; SPPC) of the IUGR group with similar measures of a Dutch school sample. Four of the six SPPC mean scale scores of the IUGR group prior to treatment were significantly lower than mean scores of the school sample. Mean scale scores of the group children, assessed after 2 years of hGH treatment, did not differ significantly from those of the school sample. In the group of 17 children who were assessed before as well as after 2 years of treatment, the mean scale scores of ‘social acceptance’ and ‘general self-worth’ were significantly higher at the second assessment (t = -5.93, p < 0.001 and t = -4.36, p < 0.001, respectively). From the present study we can hypothesize that short stature after IUGR and a low self-concept are related.

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Psychological Impact of Significantly Short Stature

Cited by 56 publications

References 13 publications

Short Stature in a Population-Based Cohort: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning

Short Stature in a Population-Based Cohort: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning

Behavioral evaluation of GH treatment in short statured children and adolescents: Findings from a pilot study

Self-Concept before and after Two Years of Growth Hormone Treatment in Intrauterine Growth-Retarded Children

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