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Infant Developmental Outcomes: A Family Systems Perspective

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Title:

Infant Developmental Outcomes: A Family Systems Perspective.

Authors:

Parfitt, Ylva1 Pike, Alison1 Ayers, Susan2

Source:

Infant & Child Development. Jul/Aug2014, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p353-373. 21p.

Document Type:

Article

Subject Terms:

*MENTAL health -- Evaluation *MOTOR ability *COGNITIVE testing *CONCEPTUAL structures (Information theory) *INFANT development *INTERVIEWING *LANGUAGE acquisition *LONGITUDINAL method *MENTAL illness *OBSERVATION (Scientific method) *PARENT & child *PUERPERIUM *RESEARCH funding *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing *STATISTICS *VIDEO recording *DATA analysis *MULTIPLE regression analysis *FAMILY systems theory *INTER-observer reliability *DESCRIPTIVE statistics *ADULTS *CHILDREN RESEARCH evaluation

Geographic Terms:

GREAT Britain

Author-Supplied Keywords:

couple's relationship infant characteristics infant development parent–infant relationship parent-infant relationship parental mental health

NAICS/Industry Codes:

621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)

Abstract:

The aim of the current study was to examine whether parental mental health, parent-infant relationship, infant characteristics and couple's relationship factors were associated with the infant's development. Forty-two families took part at three time points. The first, at 3 months postpartum, involved a video recorded observation (CARE-index) of parent-infant interactions. At 5 months postpartum, in-depth clinical interviews (the Birmingham Interview of Maternal Mental Health) assessed parental mental health and parental perceptions of their relationship with their infant, their partner and their infant's characteristics. Finally, the Bayley Scales III was carried out 17 months postpartum to assess the infants' cognitive, language and motor development. A higher mother-infant relationship quality was significantly associated with more optimal language development, whilst a higher father-infant relationship quality was associated with more advanced motor development. Additionally, maternal postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder had a negative impact on the infant's cognitive development, whilst maternal prenatal depression was associated with a less optimal infant's language development. The largest prediction was afforded by parental perceptions of their infant's characteristics. The findings indicate that such perceptions may be crucial for the infant's development and imply that negative internal parental perceptions should be considered when assessing risk factors or designing interventions to prevent negative child outcomes. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

 

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Author Affiliations:

1School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton UK 2School of Health Sciences, City University London, London UK

ISSN:

1522-7227

DOI:

10.1002/icd.1830

Accession Number:

97320098

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