Knowledge of Infant Development and Parent Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Toddlers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Knowledge about child development is associated with parenting and children's outcomes. Parents with less accurate knowledge about developmental milestones may have unrealistic expectations for their child's behavior, which may affect parent well-being. Limited research has examined this topic relative to depression, but other aspects of parent well-being (e.g., parenting stress) are unexplored.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of an ongoing prospective cohort study of 300 families in central Ohio enrolled when children were a mean (SD) calendar age of 18.2 (0.7) months. Children of all gestational ages at birth are included, and 37% were born preterm (<37 weeks' gestation.) Primary caregivers (93% mothers) completed the 20-item Knowledge of Infant Development Inde

SUBMITTER: Sullivan JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature