Journal article
Influence of Fathers’ Early Parenting on the Development of Children Born Very Preterm and Full Term
GE McMahon, MM Spencer-Smith, CC Pace, AJ Spittle, P Stedall, K Richardson, JLY Cheong, LW Doyle, PJ Anderson, K Treyvaud
Journal of Pediatrics | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2019
Abstract
Objectives: To examine factors associated with fathers’ early parenting behaviors (including very preterm [VPT] birth, familial social risk, child sex, and child medical risk), and the relationship between fathers’ early parenting behaviors and later child development. Study design: Participants were 81 VPT (born <30 weeks of gestation) and 39 full-term father-child dyads. Parenting behaviors (sensitivity, structuring, nonintrusiveness, nonhostility) were assessed at 12 months of corrected age using the Emotional Availability Scales, with scores ranging from 1 (low) to 7 (high). At 24 months of corrected age, child cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development were assessed. R..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (Center for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine 1060733; project grants 1024516, 1028822; Career Development Fellowship 1108714 [to A.S.]; Senior Research Fellowship 1081288 [to P.A.]; Career Development Fellowship 1141354 [to J.C.]). Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Funders had no involvements in study design; collection, analysis or interpretation of data; writing this article; or the decision to submit the article for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.