Parenting style associations with sensory threshold and behaviour: a prospective cohort study in term/preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Early-life atypical sensory functioning and behavioural profiles are often associated with long-term developmental problems, especially in former preterm infants. We tested whether parenting style is associated with atypical sensory threshold or behavioural outcomes in preterm and term infants assessed during early childhood.

Methods

We prospectively evaluated parenting style for a cohort of term and preterm infants who had previous assessments of sensory development and behaviour. We used standardised tools to evaluate parenting style, sensory neurological threshold at one year, and internalising and externalising behavioural tendencies at two years. Covariates included gestational age, sex and maternal education.

Results

For the entire cohort (n = 82), children

SUBMITTER: Neel ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7295369 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature