Infant temperament and childhood psychiatric disorder: longitudinal study.
Child Care Health Dev
; 40(2): 292-7, 2014 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-23551256
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Temperamental characteristics emerge early in life and can shape children's development, adjustment and behaviour. We aimed to investigate the association between early infant temperament and later childhood psychiatric disorder in a community sample.METHODS:
This prospective, population-based study used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). In a sample of 7318 children, we investigated whether temperamental characteristics assessed at the ages of 6 months and 24 months are associated with an independent diagnosis of psychiatric disorder ascertained at age 7 years.RESULTS:
After adjusting for confounders, temperamental characteristics assessed at 6 and 24 months of age were associated with psychiatric disorder at age 7 years. In particular, intensity of emotional reaction at age 6 months was associated with later disorder (adjusted odds ratio = 1.56; 95% confidence interval 1.19, 2.04; P = 0.002). These associations were stronger in girls and in those children with high levels of intensity at both 6 and 24 months of age.CONCLUSIONS:
Temperamental characteristics involving high levels of emotional intensity within the first year of life are longitudinally associated with psychiatric disorder in mid-childhood, suggesting that the roots of psychiatric disorder may, in some cases, lie very early in life.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Temperamento
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Conducta Infantil
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Trastornos del Humor
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Síntomas Afectivos
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Care Health Dev
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido