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DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
卷 54, 期 8, 页码 716-723出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04323.x
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- Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF) in Germany [JUG 14, 01 ER 0801]
- Heinrich-Hertz Foundation of North Rhine-Westfalia
Aim Mothers of very preterm children have been reported to behave less sensitively and to be more controlling. It is unknown whether this is the result of maternal factors or due to maternal adaptation to childrens cognitive problems. Method We investigated a geographically defined prospective whole-population sample of very low birthweight (<1500g) or very preterm (<32wks gestation; VLBW/VP) children (n=267, 124 females, 143 males) and a comparison group born at term (n=298, 146 females, 152 males) in Germany. Motherchild interactions were videotaped during a play situation and analysed with a standardized coding system at childrens mean ages of 6 years 3 months and 8 years 5 months. Results At both 6 years 3 months and 8 years 5 months, VLBW/VP children were less task persistent and socially active (p<0.001) whereas their mothers behaved less sensitively and were more controlling than term motherchild dyads (p<0.001). Cross-sectional group differences in maternal behaviour remained when scores where adjusted for social factors but disappeared once adjusted for child IQ. High maternal sensitivity predicted higher task persistence (p<0.001), in particular in those children with cognitive problems. Interpretation Mothers of VLBW/VP children adapt their behaviour to their childrens level of cognitive functioning. High maternal sensitivity is particularly beneficial for task persistence in children with cognitive deficits.
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