Influence of Fathers' Early Parenting on the Development of Children Born Very Preterm and Full Term - 24/01/19
Abstract |
Objectives |
To examine factors associated with fathers' early parenting behaviors (including very preterm [VPT] birth, familial social risk, child sex, and child medical risk), and the relationship between fathers' early parenting behaviors and later child development.
Study design |
Participants were 81 VPT (born <30 weeks of gestation) and 39 full-term father-child dyads. Parenting behaviors (sensitivity, structuring, nonintrusiveness, nonhostility) were assessed at 12 months of corrected age using the Emotional Availability Scales, with scores ranging from 1 (low) to 7 (high). At 24 months of corrected age, child cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development were assessed. Results are presented as (regression coefficients; 95% CIs).
Results |
There was little evidence that VPT birth, familial social risk, or child medical risk were associated with fathers' parenting behaviors. Fathers of girls tended to be more sensitive (0.42; 0.18, 0.65), less intrusive (0.36; 0.04, 0.70), and less hostile (0.26; 0.01, 0.50) compared with fathers of boys. Higher structuring was associated with more optimal cognitive (3.29; 1.25, 5.34), and language development (4.69; 2.26, 7.14). Higher sensitivity was associated with more optimal language development 3.35 (0.95, 5.75), and more intrusive behavior was associated with more externalizing symptoms (-1.68; -3.06, -0.31).
Conclusions |
Early parenting did not differ between fathers with VPT and full-term children, but fathers' parenting did vary according to child sex. Fathers' early parenting was associated with future neurodevelopment, reinforcing the need to support fathers' parenting, and include fathers in early intervention programs.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : father-child relationship, prematurity, neurodevelopment, outcome
Abbreviations : EAS, VPT
Plan
Supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (Center for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine 1060733; project grants 1024516, 1028822; Career Development Fellowship 1108714 [to A.S.]; Senior Research Fellowship 1081288 [to P.A.]; Career Development Fellowship 1141354 [to J.C.]). Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Funders had no involvements in study design; collection, analysis or interpretation of data; writing this article; or the decision to submit the article for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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P. 195-201 - février 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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