Associations between parental psychological well-being and socio-emotional development in 5-year-old preterm children

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 119 - 124
• Main Authors: Huhtala, Mira, Korja, Riikka, Lehtonen, Liisa, Haataja, Leena, Lapinleimu, Helena, Rautava, Päivi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Advanced Basic Science; Case-Control Studies; Child Development; Depression; Distress; Emotions; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - growth & development; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - psychology; Male; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Parenting stress; Parents - psychology; Preterm; Prospective Studies; Sense of coherence; Social Behavior; SOC-13; MDI; VLBW; BDI; SOC; PSI; Sense of coherence; FTF; Depression; Distress; Parenting stress; Preterm; Five to Fifteen questionnaire; very low birth weight, ≤ 1500 g; Mental Development Index; sense of coherence; Parenting Stress Index; Sense of Coherence Scale; Beck Depression Inventory

Preterm children are at risk for developing behavioral and emotional problems, as well as being less socially competent. Premature birth causes chronic distress in the parents. The aim of the paper is to discover whether parental psychological well-being is associated with the social, behavioral, an...