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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Volume 79, Issue 5, Pages 1444-1462Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01198.x
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This study describes the development of emotional and behavioral regulation in a regional cohort of children born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestational age, n = 39), very preterm (< 34 weeks gestational age, n = 56), and full term (n = 103). At 2 and 4 years, children born at younger gestational ages demonstrated poorer self-regulation across multiple contexts spanning observed interactions, formal cognitive testing, and parental report of child behavior at home. Among children born preterm, the 2 strongest predictors of impairments in self-regulation were the presence of moderate-to-severe cerebral white matter abnormalities on neonatal magnetic resonance and a less sensitive parenting style when children were aged 2 years. Findings support the importance of early neurological development and parenting for developing regulation in children born very preterm.
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