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Parenting of 7-month-old infants at familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Rivka Landau1, Miri Avital1, Andrea Berger1

  • 1Ben Gurion University.

Infant Mental Health Journal
|May 26, 2017
PubMed

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Infants at familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed less parental responsiveness to distress. This suggests early interaction patterns may influence ADHD development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a significant concern.
  • Early parent-infant interaction patterns are crucial for child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate parent-infant interaction patterns in 7-month-old boys with familial risk for ADHD.
  • To compare responsivity to infant cues between at-risk and comparison groups.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 78 mother-child and 45 father-child dyads during play episodes.
  • Utilized a validated coding system (Kochanska, 1997, 1998) to assess interaction.
  • Compared at-risk infants to a healthy comparison group.

Main Results:

  • At-risk infants did not differ in emitting events but received less adequate parental responsivity, especially to distress.
  • Mothers were more responsive than fathers, particularly to physiological needs.
  • Maternal psychopathology did not explain the observed differences.

Conclusions:

  • Nonoptimal parental responsivity to infant distress may be an early marker for ADHD risk.
  • These early interactional differences warrant further investigation regarding ADHD development.

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