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Parental effects on children's neurobehavioral function.
Kyoung-Bok Min1, Jin-Young Min, Domyung Paek
1School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Chongno-gu Yongeun-dong 28, Seoul 110-460, Republic of Korea.
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|February 3, 2007
Summary
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Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Behavioral Genetics
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Parent-child associations in neurobehavioral functions are complex.
- Understanding familial aggregation of cognitive and motor abilities is crucial for developmental research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate parent-child associations in neurobehavioral functions.
- To examine familial aggregation of cognitive and motor abilities.
Main Methods:
- Seventy-one families participated.
- Neurobehavioral performance assessed using the Korean version of The Swedish Performance Evaluation System (SPES-K).
- Generalized estimating equations (GEE) models analyzed familial aggregation.
Main Results:
- Maternal performance on simple reaction time and symbol-digit tests significantly associated with children's scores (p=0.032, p=0.007).
- Paternal performance on digit span (short-term memory) significantly associated with children's scores (p=0.005).
- No significant parental effects observed for finger tapping tasks.
Conclusions:
- Significant and specific parental effects influence children's neurobehavioral development.
- Maternal influence observed in cognitive-motor tasks, paternal influence in short-term memory.
- Findings highlight the role of familial aggregation in neurobehavioral outcomes.
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