Parenting style impacts cognitive and behavioural outcomes of former preterm infants: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: We sought to evaluate published evidence in aggregate regarding the impact of parenting style on the cognitive and behavioural outcomes of former preterm infants. We searched 5 databases using germane MeSH terms. Parenting style was defined as any descriptor of parenting using ≥2 dimensions on published parenting axes. We evaluated studies for quality of evidence and strength of recommendations using standardized tools and categorized summative recommendations by parenting axis and child outcome. Twenty-seven articles met our inclusion criteria. Parental responsivity is the only parenting axis strongly associated with both improved child cognition and behaviour. Parental demandingness is associated only with improved child cognition, and parental warmth and rejection are associated only wi

SUBMITTER: Neel MLM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature