Maternal rigidity in infancy and level of intelligence at school age in children born preterm.
Forty-four children who had been born preterm and their mothers participated in the follow-up study. At 3 and 14 months (corrected age) cognitive development was assessed using the BOS 2-30, the Dutch version of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. The BOS yields measures of mental and motor development. At 7.5 years, intelligence was measured using the WISC-RN, the Dutch version of the WISC-R. A composite measure of maternal rigidity, tapping rigidity as a personality trait and rigid attitudes to child-rearing was used. The results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that maternal rigidity, measured in the first year of the child's life, was not associated with mental performance at 3 or 14 months. At 7.5. years, however, it was strongly associated with cognitive development, contributing uniquely to performance IQ.
Butcher
Phillipa R
PR
Department of Developmental and Experimental Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands. p.r.butcher@ppsw.rug.nl
Wijnberg-Williams
Barbara J
BJ
Hegemann
Nicole
N
Stremmelaar
Elisabeth F
EF
Schoemaker
Marina M
MM
van der Meere
Jaap J
JJ
Oetomo
Siddartho Bambang
SB
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory