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Maternal temperament and anxiety sensitivity in children with foreign body aspiration

Mehmet Çetin1, Abdullah Erol2, Zeynep Cesur3

  • 1Niğde Training and Research Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery - Niğde, Turkey.

Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
|September 20, 2023
PubMed

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Maternal anxious temperament is a significant risk factor for childhood foreign body aspiration, impacting parenting and child behavior management. Further research with larger samples is recommended.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Child Psychology
  • Thoracic Surgery

Background:

  • Foreign body aspiration is a critical pediatric emergency with potential for severe outcomes.
  • Previous research explored links between child behavior and aspiration, but maternal factors remained understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between maternal emotional temperament, anxiety sensitivity, and foreign body aspiration in children.
  • To identify maternal psychological factors contributing to pediatric foreign body aspiration risk.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 18 children with foreign body aspiration and 18 healthy controls.
  • Maternal emotional temperament assessed using the TEMPS-A questionnaire.
  • Anxiety sensitivity measured with the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3).

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found in overall maternal emotional temperament or anxiety sensitivity between the groups.
  • Logistic regression revealed that a mother's anxious temperament was a significant predictor of foreign body aspiration in her child.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal anxious temperament may represent a risk factor for foreign body aspiration, potentially influencing parenting practices and children's behavioral regulation.
  • Larger-scale studies are needed to confirm these findings and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
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