Cognitive development in very vs. moderately to late preterm and full-term children: Can effortful control account for group differences in toddlerhood?

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 88; no. 5; pp. 307 - 313
• Main Authors: Voigt, Babett, Pietz, Joachim, Pauen, Sabina, Kliegel, Matthias, Reuner, Gitta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.05.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Advanced Basic Science; Age; Biological and medical sciences; Birth weight; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Children; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive development; Development; Effortful control; Embryology: invertebrates and vertebrates. Teratology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gestation; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature - physiology; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - physiology; Infants; Low-risk; Male; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Preterm birth; Self-regulation; Preterm birth; Cognitive development; Low-risk; Effortful control; Self-regulation; Human; Premature; Pregnancy disorders; Prematurity; Premature delivery; Self regulation; Child

Preterm birth is thought to have an adverse impact on cognitive development and self-regulation. Examining the effect of very vs. moderately to late premature birth on cognitive development and effortful control, as well as evaluating whether effortful control explains the link between preterm birth...