Journal article
Early parenting behaviour is associated with complex attention outcomes in middle to late childhood in children born very preterm
RN Brown, L Pascoe, K Treyvaud, G McMahon, TNN Nguyen, R Ellis, P Stedall, K Haebich, SE Collins, J Cheong, LW Doyle, DK Thompson, A Burnett, PJ Anderson
Child Neuropsychology | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2023
Abstract
Attention deficits are common in children born very preterm (VP), especially for children with higher social risk. The aim of this study was to examine the association between parenting behavior and attention in children born VP, and whether this association is influenced by familial social risk. Two hundred and twenty-four children born <30 weeks’ gestation and/or with a birth weight <1250 g were recruited at birth. At 2 years, social risk was calculated and parenting behaviors were observed during a parent-child interaction task, with children’s attention skills assessed at 7 and 13 years using standardized assessments. Higher levels of sensitive parenting at 2 years were positively associ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Council (Centre for Research Excellence 1060733; Project grants 237117, 491209, 1066555; Senior Research Fellowship (1081288 to PJA); Leadership Fellowship (1176077 to PJA); Career Development Fellowships (1141354 to JLYC, 1127984 to KJL); the Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. RNB and SEC were supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.