Associations between neonatal distress and effortful control in preterm born toddlers: does parenting stress act as a moderator?

Article Article scientifique Article Associations between neonatal distress and effortful control in preterm born toddlers: does parenting stress act as a moderator? eng 2014 author Voigt Babett 770648 author Brandl Alexa author Pietzko Joachim Karl 75578 author Pauen Sabina author Kliegel Matthias 761733 author Pöschl Johannes author Reuner Gitta 122-131 10.1179/2047387713Y.0000000036 2047-3877 Objectives: Self-regulation is a key factor in cognitive and behavioural development. The present work explored the link between neonatal distress and effortful control skills of preterm born toddlers as well as parenting stress as a moderator of this association. Methods: The sample comprised 119 preterm born children without major neurological complications (periventricular leucomalacie, Grade 3 or 4 intraventricular hemorrhage, seizures) or sensory impairment. Assessment involved effortful control (multitask behavioural battery, parent report; 24 months corrected age [CA]), parenting stress (parent-report; 12, 24 months CA), and the number of potentially distressful neonatal intensive care procedures as well as severity of illness during the neonatal period (retrospective chart review). Results: Exposure to a higher number of distressful procedures was related to lower effortful control (behavioural measures only) at the CA of 24 months when adjusting for gestational age, severity of illness and socioeconomic status. In contrast to hypotheses, lower parenting stress did not buffer distress-related effects on effortful control, but independently facilitated the emergence of higher effortful control skills. Conclusion: Findings highlight the role of early adversity for the emergence of self-regulatory difficulties and suggest multiple opportunities for interventions yielding on the promotion of self-regulation in preterm born children. Dewey 150 Dewey 618.97 14 Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités 0D6 108 Section de psychologie 71 false International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 60 3 9c25a5de-2a84-479d-8fd5-6bdb24aa8564 Article (Published version) Restricted Associations_between_neonatal_distress.pdf 405702 application/pdf restrictedAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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Associations between neonatal distress and effortful control in preterm born toddlers: does parenting stress act as a moderator?	International Journal of Developmental Disabilities			2014	455	0

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