Fostering positive mental health outcomes in vulnerable children: Pathways to resilience after preterm birth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children born preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) are at increased risk of mental health problems, and their mental health outcomes have not improved in the past decades. This study aims to (1) determine the degree of mental health resilience in preterm-born children; (2) identify modifiable factors at individual, parent-child, family, peer group, and neighbourhood levels associated with resilience; (3) explore differential effects of factors based on sex and contextual adversity.

Methods

Preterm-born children from the Bavarian Longitudinal Study (BLS; n = 574) born in Germany (1985-1986) and Millennium Cohort Study (MCS; n = 985) born in the UK (2000-2002) were assessed prospectively at 7 (MCS) or 8 (BLS) years. Resilience was defined as better-than-expected mental he

SUBMITTER: Twilhaar ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12626177 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature