Early-Life Temperamental Differences as Longitudinal Predictors of Unintentional Injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of hospitalization and death among children. Compared to environmental factors, less attention in injury preventive efforts has been paid to how individual characteristics relate to the risk of injury. Using a large prospective cohort, the current study assessed the longitudinal impact of early-life temperament on the cumulative number of injuries until mid-adolescence.

Methods

The data came from the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC-CZ). Temperament was evaluated by mothers when children were 3 years old (N = 3,545). The main outcome was the pediatrician-reported sum of child's injuries from age 3 to 15 (seven timepoints). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to determine classes based on

SUBMITTER: Ksinan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature