Perceived temperamental characteristics and regulation of physiological stress: a study of wheezy babies.
Explored prospectively were the temperamental dimensions involved in the modulation of wheeziness in infancy. Subjects were 69 infants, 4 to 8 months old, referred to the emergency room because of wheeziness, and a control group of 30 infants, 4 to 8 months old, referred to the emergency room because of an acute illness other than wheeziness. Infant respiratory clinical score for wheeziness was registered and the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire were completed. Fourteen months later the recurrence of wheeziness attacks--that is, asthma--was investigated. Maternal reports of infant's rhythmicity significantly improved the prediction of asthma among wheezy babies; wheezy babies were perceived as significantly less active than nonwheezy babies.
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Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Henik
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Dekel
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Tal
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D001143:Arousal; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D013694:Temperament