Developmental outcomes, attachment and parenting: Study of a sample of spanish premature children
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Purificación Sierra-García [1] ; María López-Maestro [2] ; María José Torres-Valdivieso [2] ; Celia Díaz-González [3] ; Miguel Carrasco [1] ; Susana Ares-Segura [3] ; Gonzalo Duque de Blas [1] ; Carmen Pallás-Alonso [2]
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[1] Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Madrid, España
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[2] Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, España
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[3] Hospital Universitario La Paz
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, España
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- Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 21, 2018, págs. 1-12
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the development of premature children, including attachment, child psychological adjustment and parental variables. 130 children < 1,500 g or < 32 weeks at birth from two public hospitals, assessed at two years corrected age, together with their parents. Parental socio-demographic data was collected. Infant development, attachment and child psychological adjustment were evaluated, as was parental stress. The percentage of preterm children with developmental delays ranged from 5% to 21%. Girls tend to show higher levels of development than boys with effect sizes ranging from small, η2p = .02, to medium, η2p = .07. Secure attachment was the most frequent pattern in the sample. No significant differences, p < .05, between preterm children and the normative population were found on children´s behavioral problems and maternal stress levels. Despite the fact prematurity is considered to be a risk factor for a child´s development, a significant proportion of these children do not show problems in terms of developmental levels, attachment pattern and maternal stress. However, socio-emotional and affective domains, as well as psychological support programs for parenthood, should be followed up from a multidisciplinary perspective.
