The Impact of Anxiety on Working Memory in Children Born Extremely Preterm and Extremely Low Birth Weight.
Grant number: 1056485 | Funding period: 2013 - 2016
Completed
Abstract
Children born extremely preterm are at risk of struggling at school and falling behind normal educational milestones, and having emotional problems such as anxiety. This study aims to see whether anxiety affects these children’s ability to learn and use new information. It will also determine whether an intervention targeting these thinking skills is less useful in children with higher levels of anxiety.