Early Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems and Trajectories of Attention Problems From Childhood to Adulthood

Bilgin, Ayten; Baumann, Nicole; Jaekel, Julia; Breeman, Linda D.; Bartmann, Peter; Bäuml, Josef; Avram, Mihai; Sorg, Christian; Wolke, Dieter

doi:10.1111/cdev.13155

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“…The consistent finding across both models was that later childhood attention regulation difficulties were predicted by a cascade of early markers of dysregulation, that is, multiple and persistent crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and poorer cognitive and self‐regulatory abilities. These results concur with previous findings linking both early crying, feeding, and sleeping problems (Bernier et al., ; Hemmi et al., ; Sadeh et al., ; Schmid & Wolke, ; Sivertsen et al., ; Williams & Sciberras, ) and inhibitory control (Campbell & von Stauffenberg, ; Jaekel et al., ) with subsequent deficits in children's attention regulation abilities, which may last into adulthood (Bilgin et al., ). Overall, the results suggest some validity of a previously proposed developmental cascade model, with crying, feeding, and sleeping problems (Schmid & Wolke, ; Winsper & Wolke, ) and poor inhibitory control being early markers of a trajectory of dysregulated behavior for at least some children by the time they start school.…”

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“…Furthermore, multiple crying, feeding, and sleeping problems are moderately persistent across infancy into childhood (Bilgin & Wolke, 2016;von Kries et al, 2006;Schmid et al, 2010). Recent evidence suggests that multiple or persistent crying, feeding, and sleeping problems are associated with a trajectory of attention problems from childhood to adulthood (Bilgin et al, 2018).…”

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The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age

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Regulatory problems in infancy and toddlerhood have previously been associated with an increased risk of developing attention problems in childhood. We hypothesized that early regulatory problems are associated with attention problems via reduced inhibitory control. This prospective study assessed 1,459 children from birth to 8 years. Crying, feeding, and sleeping problems were assessed at 5 and 20 months via parent interviews and neurological examinations. At 20 months, inhibitory control was tested with a behavioral (snack delay) task. Attention regulation was assessed at 6 and 8 years using multiple instruments and informants. Detrimental effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems on attention regulation were partly mediated by children's ability to inhibit unwanted behaviors (β = −0.04, p = 0.013). Accounting for cognition diminished this indirect effect (β = −0.01, p = 0.209). Instead, the effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems on attention regulation were fully mediated by children's cognitive functioning (β = −0.10, p < 0.001). These results support that inhibitory control abilities partly mediate effects of crying, feeding, and sleeping problems. However, these effects may be accounted for by children's general cognitive abilities. Early regulatory problems may set infants on a course of under control of behavior into school age, and such trajectories are highly associated with general cognitive development.

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The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age

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Infancy

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“…RPs are sometimes transient and without consequence. However, co‐occurring and/or persistent RPs can increase the risk of internalising and externalising symptoms and mental disorders across childhood and adolescence (Bilgin et al., ; Cook et al., ; Hemmi, Wolke, & Schneider, ; Hyde, O'Callaghan, Bor, Williams, & Najman, ; Toffol et al., ; Winsper & Wolke, ). The cascade model of development describes how early risk predictors can cumulatively influence maladaptive outcomes over time (Hentges, Graham, Plamondon, Tough, & Madigan, ).…”

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Associations between infant and toddler regulatory problems, childhood co‐developing internalising and externalising trajectories, and adolescent depression, psychotic and borderline personality disorder symptoms

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Wolke

2019

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background Early regulatory problems (RPs) are associated with childhood internalising and externalising symptoms. Internalising and externalising symptoms, in turn, are associated with adolescent psychopathology (e.g. personality disorders, depression). We examined whether RPs are directly associated with adolescent psychopathology, or whether associations are indirect via childhood internalising and externalising symptoms. Methods We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Mothers reported on their child's RPs at 6, 15–18 and 24–30 months, and internalising and externalising symptoms at 4, 7, 8 and 9.5 years. Adolescent psychotic, depression and BPD symptoms were assessed at 11–12 years. Children were grouped by their patterns of co‐developing internalising and externalising symptoms using parallel process latent class growth analysis (PP‐LCGA). Path analysis was used to examine direct and indirect associations from RPs to the three adolescent outcomes. Results There were four groups of children with distinct patterns of co‐developing internalising and externalising (INT/EXT) symptoms. Most children (53%) demonstrated low–moderate and stable levels of INT/EXT symptoms. A small proportion (7.7%) evidenced moderate and increasing INT and high stable EXT symptoms: this pattern was strongly predictive of adolescent psychopathology (e.g. depression at 11 years: unadjusted odds ratio = 5.62; 95% confidence intervals = 3.82, 8.27). The other two groups were differentially associated with adolescent outcomes (i.e. moderate–high increasing INT/moderate decreasing EXT predicted mother‐reported depression at 12, while low stable INT/moderate–high stable EXT predicted child‐reported depression at 11). In path analysis, RPs at each time‐point were significantly indirectly associated with symptoms of BPD and child‐ and mother‐reported depression symptoms via the most severe class of INT/EXT symptoms. Conclusions Consistent with a cascade model of development, RPs are predictive of higher levels of co‐developing INT/EXT symptoms, which in turn increase risk of adolescent psychopathology. Clinicians should be aware of, and treat, early RPs to prevent chronic psychopathology.

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“…Excessive crying, difficulties in feeding such as food refusal and difficulties with falling asleep or maintaining sleep after 4–6 months of age are labelled infant regulatory problems (RPs). If RPs occur together (having more than one RP), they have been found to be associated with behaviour and emotional problems in childhood and even in adulthood 1. There is emerging evidence that alterations in brain activation may mediate the effects of infant RPs on emotional outcomes 2.…”

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Early Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems and Trajectories of Attention Problems From Childhood to Adulthood

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