Early non-parental care and toddler behaviour problems: Links with temperamental negative affectivity and inhibitory control

Beijers, Roseriet; Riksen-Walraven, Marianne; Putnam, Samuel P.; Jong, Marjanneke de; Weerth, Carolina de

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.06.002

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“…Lastly, we found that the behavioral tasks in our study did not correlate. Previous studies also found no consistent correlations between multiple inhibitory control tasks [31,59]. Following the categorization of Anderson and Reidy (2012), who divided inhibitory control into motoric inhibition, verbal inhibition, impulse control, go/no-go, and delay of gratification, we deliberately choose our tasks to measure each of these components.…”

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Do Breastfeeding History and Diet Quality Predict Inhibitory Control at Preschool Age?

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Inhibitory control is the ability to control impulsive behavior. It is associated with a range of mental and physical health outcomes, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance dependence. Breastfeeding and healthy dietary patterns have been associated with better executive functions, of which inhibitory control is part. Additionally, breastfeeding has been associated with healthy dietary patterns. Following our preregistration in the Open Science Framework, we investigated the associations between breastfeeding history and inhibitory control at preschool age, with habitual diet quality as a potential mediating factor. A total of 72 families from a longitudinal study participated at child age 3. Breastfeeding questionnaires were administered at 2, 6, and 12 weeks, and at 12 and 36 months. Six inhibitory control tasks were performed during a home visit, and questionnaires were filled in by both parents. Diet quality at age 3 was assessed via three unannounced 24-h recalls. Structural equation modelling was performed in R. This study did not provide evidence that breastfeeding history is associated with inhibitory control in 3-year-old children. Furthermore, diet quality at age 3 did not mediate the link between breastfeeding history and inhibitory control. Previous studies have investigated broader aspects of inhibitory control, such as executive functions, and used different methods to assess nutritional intake, which might explain our differential findings. Our findings contribute to the growing literature on associations between nutrition and behavior. Future replications with larger and more diverse preschool samples are recommended.

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“…in our CC sample infants were taken care of by surrogate caregivers, while in maternal separation paradigms with rodent pups, there is no surrogate caregiver during the separation 27 . Also, Dutch infants typically attend childcare for around 2 days a week 61 ; this contrasts with practices elsewhere in the world and may not be enough exposure to produce major effects on the microbiota. Second, rodents lack the genotypical variation found in human populations and are kept and studied in controlled laboratory environments in which the individual variation in gut microbiota is small 62,63 .…”

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Does entry to center-based childcare affect gut microbial colonization in young infants?

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Eckermann

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Entry to center-based childcare (CC) at three months of life can be an important challenge for infants as it includes major stressors such as long maternal separations and frequently changing caregivers. Stress and the new environment may in turn alter the composition of the gut microbiota with possible implications for future health outcomes. As part of an ongoing longitudinal study, we investigated whether CC, as compared to being cared for by the parents at home, alters the composition of the gut microbiota, while accounting for known covariates of the infant gut microbiota. Stool samples of infants who entered CC (n = 49) and control infants (n = 49) were obtained before and four weeks after CC entrance. Using Redundancy analysis, Random Forests and Bayesian linear models we found that infant gut microbiota was not affected in a uniform way by entry to CC. In line with the literature, breastfeeding, birth mode, age, and the presence of siblings were shown to significantly impact the microbial composition.

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“…The project and the current cross‐sectional data collection were approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee, which follows the Helsinki Declaration (ECG 300107 and ECG 22111/130112, respectively). Participants in the total project were 220 healthy born children and their mothers of whom 193 were still in the project 3 months postpartum (for details, see Beijers, Jansen, Riksen‐Walraven, & de Weerth, ; Beijers, Riksen‐Walraven, & de Weerth, ; Beijers, Riksen‐Walraven, Putnam, de Jong, & de Weerth, ). Of this group, the 188 dyads who were still in the study around the child's 6th birthday were invited to participate in the current data collection.…”

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Cortisol stress responses and children's behavioral functioning at school

Simons

Cillessen

Weerth

2016

Developmental Psychobiology

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The present study investigated whether cortisol stress responses of 6‐year‐olds were associated with their behavioral functioning at school. Additionally, the moderating role of stress in the family environment was examined. To this end, 149 healthy children (M age = 6.09 years; 70 girls) participated in an age‐appropriate innovative social evaluative stress test. Saliva cortisol samples were collected six times during the stress test to calculate two indices of the cortisol stress response: cortisol stress reactivity and total stress cortisol. Teachers assessed children's internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors. Stress in the family environment was operationalized as maternally reported parenting stress. Results indicated a significant increase in cortisol concentrations in response to the stressor. No significant associations were found between cortisol stress responses and behavioral functioning at school and there was no evidence for moderation by maternal parenting stress. Potential theoretical and methodological explanations for these results are discussed.

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Early non-parental care and toddler behaviour problems: Links with temperamental negative affectivity and inhibitory control

Cited by 25 publications

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Do Breastfeeding History and Diet Quality Predict Inhibitory Control at Preschool Age?

Do Breastfeeding History and Diet Quality Predict Inhibitory Control at Preschool Age?

Does entry to center-based childcare affect gut microbial colonization in young infants?

Cortisol stress responses and children's behavioral functioning at school

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