Developmental Outcomes, Attachment and Parenting: Study of a Sample of Spanish Premature Children

The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the development of premature children, including attachment, child psychological adjustment and parental variables. 130 children < 1,500 g or < 32 weeks at birth from two public hospitals, assessed at two years corrected age, together with the...

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Published in:The Spanish journal of psychology 2018-06, Vol.21, p.E20-E20, Article E20
Main Authors: Sierra-García, Purificación, López-Maestro, María, Torres-Valdivieso, María José, Díaz-González, Celia, Carrasco, Miguel, Ares-Segura, Susana, Duque de Blas, Gonzalo, Pallás-Alonso, Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Archives & records
Attachment
Behavior problems
Birth weight
Child development
Children & youth
Developmental, Differential and Personality Psychology
Developmentally delayed children
Emotions
Gender differences
Gestational age
Girls
Hospitals
Infants
Interdisciplinary aspects
Language
Lung diseases
Maternal stress
Medical records
Newborn babies
Oxygen therapy
Parental stress
Parents & parenting
Premature babies
Premature birth
Psychological development
Psychological support
Psychology
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Stress
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the development of premature children, including attachment, child psychological adjustment and parental variables. 130 children < 1,500 g or < 32 weeks at birth from two public hospitals, assessed at two years corrected age, together with their parents. Parental socio-demographic data was collected. Infant development, attachment and child psychological adjustment were evaluated, as was parental stress. The percentage of preterm children with developmental delays ranged from 5% to 21%. Girls tend to show higher levels of development than boys with effect sizes ranging from small, η2p = .02, to medium, η2p = .07. Secure attachment was the most frequent pattern in the sample. No significant differences, p < .05, between preterm children and the normative population were found on children´s behavioral problems and maternal stress levels. Despite the fact prematurity is considered to be a risk factor for a child´s development, a significant proportion of these children do not show problems in terms of developmental levels, attachment pattern and maternal stress. However, socio-emotional and affective domains, as well as psychological support programs for parenthood, should be followed up from a multidisciplinary perspective.
ISSN:1138-7416
1988-2904
DOI:10.1017/sjp.2018.22