Mapping Dysregulation: Prenatal Predictors and Developmental Trajectories of Multiple Regulatory Problems in Early Childhood.

ABSTRACT: Regulatory problems, defined as excessive crying, sleeping and feeding problems, as well as pronounced sensory sensitivity, pose a significant source of worry and exhaustion for parents. In this study, we investigate the evolvement of multiple regulatory problems up to 3 years of age. We ask whether a range of maternal prenatal risk factors, including poor mental health, substance use, and sociodemographic risks, predict developmental trajectory in dysregulation from 18 months to 3 years. The sample comprises 748 children and their mothers taking part in the prospective longitudinal community-based study Little in Norway. Utilizing latent change score modelling, we found that prenatal risk factors predicted an increase in dysregulation from 18 months to 3 years (β = 0.208, p <.001). This a

SUBMITTER: Helmikstol B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357804 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature