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PREDICTORS OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN 1-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN: A LONGITUDINAL PERSPECTIVE

Giedre Sirvinskiene1, Nida Zemaitiene1, Roma Jusiene2

  • 1Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

Infant Mental Health Journal
|June 24, 2016
PubMed

Insights

Early emotional and behavioral problems in infants are linked to later mental health issues. Factors like cesarean birth and maternal distress during pregnancy predict these early problems.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Early emotional and behavioral problems are significant risk factors for future mental health disorders.
  • Identifying predictive factors in infancy is crucial for early intervention and prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictive factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems in 1½-year-old children.
  • To explore the influence of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors on infant mental health.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective birth-cohort study involving 172 full-term infants and their mothers.
  • Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1½-5 (T. Achenbach & L. Rescorla, 2000) completed by mothers to assess emotional and behavioral problems.
  • Analysis of sociodemographic, biomedical, and psychosocial factors during pregnancy and postpartum.

Main Results:

  • Infants born via cesarean section exhibited higher prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems compared to vaginally born infants without medication.
  • Suboptimal newborn functioning, complicated emotional acceptance of pregnancy, unsatisfactory couple relationships, maternal distress, and rigid parenting attitudes predicted problems.
  • These associations remained significant independent of sociodemographic factors.

Conclusions:

  • Biomedical and psychosocial factors during the prenatal and perinatal periods are associated with infant and child mental health.
  • Cesarean delivery and various maternal and relational factors during pregnancy and postpartum are linked to early emotional and behavioral issues.
  • Early identification of at-risk infants and families is essential for targeted mental health support.

Keywords:
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