The Social Competence of Children Born Prematurely: Effects of Medical Complications and Parent Behaviors

Landry, Susan H.; Chapieski, M. Lynn; Richardson, Mary; Palmer, J. Lynn; Hall, Sharon M.

doi:10.2307/1130768

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“…A study differentiating between two subgroups of preterm children revealed only preterm children with medical risk factors (e.g., intraventricular hemorrhage) exhibiting more difficulties in social interaction than full-term peers (Landry et al, 1990). In accordance with this finding, brain abnormalities could be identified as a predictor of social competence (Ritchie et al, 2015).…”

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“…In general, parental behavior that is not highly controlling or that does not restrict children’s behavior predicts a larger and faster increase in social development (e.g., compliance with maternal requests, Landry et al, 1997b). Mothers of preterm children were found to give their 3-year-old children fewer choices in interaction than mothers of full-term children (Landry et al, 1990), and this directive behavior was negatively associated with children’s initiation of activities. For preterm infants with medical risk factors, this might have been an adaptive strategy, because it takes into account the individual cognitive delay.…”

Section: The Role Of Parent’s Behavior In Their Preterm Children’s Somentioning

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Social Cognition in Children Born Preterm: A Perspective on Future Research Directions

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Preterm birth is a major risk factor for children’s development. It affects children’s cognitive and intellectual development and is related to impairments in IQ, executive functions, and well-being, with these problems persisting into adulthood. While preterm children’s intellectual and cognitive development has been studied in detail, their social development and social-cognitive competencies have received less attention. Namely, preterm children show problems in interactions with others. These interaction problems are present in relationships with parents, teachers, and peers. Parents’ behavior has been identified as a possible mediator of children’s social behavior. Maternal sensitivity and responsiveness as well as absence of mental disorders foster children’s social development. In this article, we will report on the social side of impairments that preterm children face. The review of the literature revealed that preterm infants’ joint attention abilities are impaired: They are less likely to initiate joint attention with others and to respond to others’ efforts to engage in joint attention. These deficits in joint attention might contribute to later impairments in social cognition, which in turn might affect social interaction skills. Based on these three domains (i.e., problems in social interaction, parental behavior, and impairments in joint attention), we suggest that preterm children’s social cognitive abilities should be investigated more intensively.

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Social Cognition in Children Born Preterm: A Perspective on Future Research Directions

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“…Mothers of 12-month-old preterm infants use fewer questions and more attention-directing verbs than mothers of term infants of a similar social class (Landry, Chapieski, & Schmidt, 1986). Mothers of low-risk preterm 3-year-old children are more directive than mothers of term children of similar social class, who are more likely to offer suggestions; measures of praise and restriction did not differentiate mothers of preterm and term children (Landry, Chapieski, Richardson, Palmer, & Hall, 1990). Research by Wasserman, Allen, and Solomon (1986) similarly suggests that mothers of preterm toddlers are more directive, using fewer positive, and more negative, strategies in their interactions with their 2-year-olds than mothers of term toddlers.…”

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“…Research suggests similarities in the play interactions of gestationally matched preterm and term children with their mothers (Landry et al, 1990;Ungerer & Sigman, 1983). Maternal responsivene ss to toddlers' communicative signals and maternal styles of interaction as directive or supportive during naturalistic play may in uence toddlers' language, cognitive, and play skills.…”

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The Impact of Low-risk Prematurity on Maternal Behaviour and Toddler Outcomes

Barratt¹

1996

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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This short-term longitudinal research project was designed to compare the maternal behaviour of mothers whose toddlers had been born preterm with the maternal behaviour of mothers whose toddlers had been born at term ; the outcomes for the toddlers were also assessed. Twenty-one toddlers who had been born preterm with low medical risk (1460-2420 grams) were compared with 21 term toddlers who were matched in term s of social class. The heightened maternal responsiveness that had been observed during the rst year with preterm infants had disappeared by 12 months, and by 20 months it was the mothers whose infants had been born at term who were more vocally responsive. During the second year, the mothers of preterm toddlers were characterised by more maternal control behaviour than were the mothers of term toddlers. Assessments of cognitive and language performance at the gestationally corrected ages of 12 and 20 months did not differentiate the toddlers who had been born preterm and term. In terms of play skills, re ected during interaction with their mothers at 12 and 20 months, the preterm toddlers were more actively involved than were the term toddlers. Despite the successful adjustment of these low-risk preterm toddlers, maternal behaviour was affected by the circum stances of preterm birth, even after 20 months.

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“…More specifically, parental distress resulting from the child’s condition may result in changes in parenting behaviors (Quittner, Opipari, Regoli, Jacobsen, & Eigen, 1992). In addition, the child’s behavior postinjury, such as the child’s need for cognitive support, may lead to changes in the behavior of parents (Keogh, Garnier, Bernheimer, & Gallimore, 2000; Landry, Chapieski, Richardson, Palmer, & Hall, 1990). Wade and colleagues (2008) found that differences in child behavioral regulation partially mediated differences in observer ratings of parental responsiveness and directiveness.…”

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Mothers report more child-rearing disagreements following early brain injury than do fathers.

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Wade²,

Cassedy³

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Rehabilitation Psychology

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Objective To investigate differences between mother’s and father’s perceptions of marital relationship quality, child rearing disagreements, and family functioning over the initial 18 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in early childhood relative to an orthopedic-injury comparison group. Methods Participants included 147 parent-dyads of children with TBI (n = 53) and orthopedic injuries (OI; n = 94) who were between the ages of 3 and 7 years at injury. Family functioning, marital quality, and child-rearing disagreements were assessed shortly after injury and at 6, 12, and 18-month follow-ups, with ratings at the initial assessment completed to reflect preinjury functioning. Mixed model analyses were used to examine mother and father’s reports of family functioning, marital quality, and child-rearing disagreements over time as a function of injury severity and parent gender. Results We found a significant Group x Gender interaction for ratings of love and parenting disagreements. As hypothesized, mothers of children with severe TBI rated the relationship as significantly less loving than did their partners, and mothers of children with both moderate and severe TBI endorsed more parenting disagreements than did their partners. However, fathers reported higher levels of family dysfunction than their partners, regardless of injury type or severity. Conclusions Implications for treatment based on differences in mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of family and marital functioning, and future directions for research, are discussed.

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The Social Competence of Children Born Prematurely: Effects of Medical Complications and Parent Behaviors

Cited by 85 publications

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Social Cognition in Children Born Preterm: A Perspective on Future Research Directions

Social Cognition in Children Born Preterm: A Perspective on Future Research Directions

The Impact of Low-risk Prematurity on Maternal Behaviour and Toddler Outcomes

Mothers report more child-rearing disagreements following early brain injury than do fathers.

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