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  • Social psychology
  • Perinatal medicine

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  • Very preterm (VPT) birth (<32 weeks' gestation) may impact long-term neurodevelopment and social functioning.
  • Understanding social outcomes in VPT individuals is crucial for well-being and targeted interventions.
  • Previous research suggests potential social challenges for VPT survivors, but longitudinal data into adulthood is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare social functioning at age 20 between individuals born very preterm (VPT) and full-term (FT).
  • To investigate potential gender differences in the impact of VPT birth on social functioning.
  • To assess social cognition, social interaction, and social adjustment in VPT and FT adults.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal cohort study (Victorian Infant Brain Study) including 123 VPT and 47 FT individuals.
  • Self-report questionnaires assessed social functioning domains at age 20.
  • Generalized linear models adjusted for multiple birth and social risk factors were used for analysis.

Main Results:

  • Overall social functioning was comparable between VPT-born and FT-born adults at age 20.
  • VPT participants showed a trend towards poorer social information processing and lower social activity participation.
  • Confidence in findings is limited by wide confidence intervals; no significant gender interaction was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Social functioning is generally similar between VPT and FT individuals by age 20.
  • The study may lack statistical power to detect subtle social deficits in VPT individuals.
  • Larger replication studies are essential to confirm findings and understand the long-term social impact of VPT birth.