在R世代队列中,丧子儿童的神经认知和学业成绩
K Bolhuis1, A L Espinosa Dice2, P W Jansen1,3
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Scientific reports
|September 11, 2024
概括
10岁时的童年丧亲与13岁时更低的全面智商和矩阵推理得分有关. 这种关联只有当损失对孩子产生了情感影响时才显著,这表明了关键的风险和弹性因素.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 神经发育科学 神经发育科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 童年丧亲是具有可变健康结果的重大不良事件.
- 丧子儿童面临着较低教育成绩的风险,但神经认知联系尚未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 调查童年丧亲与神经认知表现和学业成绩之间的关联.
- 识别丧子儿童的潜在风险和弹性机制.
主要方法:
- 利用了基于人口的R世代研究 (N≈10,000) 的数据.
- 评估了10岁时的丧亲和认知功能 (智商,矩阵推理) 和13岁时的学业成绩.
- 雇佣回归分析,调整为丧失前的因素.
主要成果:
- 10岁时的丧亲与13岁时的1.12点较低的全尺度智商相关 (p=0.04),主要是由于矩阵推理得分较低.
- 在学业成绩或其他认知子测试中没有发现显著差异.
- 丧亲和较低的智商/矩阵推理之间的关联只有当照顾者报告了情绪影响时才显著.
结论:
- 童年丧亲会影响智商和矩阵推理等认知功能.
- 丧失的情感影响是影响失去年轻人的认知结果的关键因素.
- 研究结果强调,需要进一步研究童年丧失后的风险和弹性机制.
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