TY - JOUR

T1 - Behavioral and social development of children born extremely premature

T2 - 5-year follow-up

AU - Esbjørn, Barbara Hoff

AU - Hansen, Bo Mølholm

AU - Munck, Hanne

AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke

PY - 2004/9

Y1 - 2004/9

N2 - A cohort of extremely prematurely born children and matched term controls was assessed at 5 years of age. The parents completed a questionnaire on their behavioral and social development. The purpose was to illuminate whether the children's general intellectual ability and parental sensitivity were associated with behavioral and social development. The index children exhibited more hyperactive behavior and had poorer social skills than the controls. Lower Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) was associated with outward reacting and hyperactive behavior and poorer social skills. Sensitive parenting was associated with less outward reacting and less hyperactive behavior. When controlling for differences in FSIQ and parental sensitivity, the index children persisted to have an increased risk of exhibiting hyperactive behavior but not poorer social skills. The index children with normal intellectual development, however, did not exhibit more behavioral problems or poorer social skills than the control children did.

AB - A cohort of extremely prematurely born children and matched term controls was assessed at 5 years of age. The parents completed a questionnaire on their behavioral and social development. The purpose was to illuminate whether the children's general intellectual ability and parental sensitivity were associated with behavioral and social development. The index children exhibited more hyperactive behavior and had poorer social skills than the controls. Lower Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) was associated with outward reacting and hyperactive behavior and poorer social skills. Sensitive parenting was associated with less outward reacting and less hyperactive behavior. When controlling for differences in FSIQ and parental sensitivity, the index children persisted to have an increased risk of exhibiting hyperactive behavior but not poorer social skills. The index children with normal intellectual development, however, did not exhibit more behavioral problems or poorer social skills than the control children did.

KW - Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

KW - Case-Control Studies

KW - Child Development

KW - Child, Preschool

KW - Denmark

KW - Female

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Humans

KW - Infant, Newborn

KW - Infant, Premature

KW - Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

KW - Intelligence

KW - Male

KW - Parenting

KW - Risk

KW - Social Adjustment

U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00407.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00407.x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 15281917

VL - 45

SP - 285

EP - 292

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

SN - 0036-5564

IS - 4

ER -