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Parent-child interactions in early life mediating association between prenatal maternal stress and autistic-like behaviors among preschoolers.
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Psychology, Health & Medicine . 2023, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p2156-2168. 14p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- A range of studies have shown that prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) exposure is associated with offspring autistic-like behaviors, however the potential pathways remain unexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of parent-child interactions in early life in the association between PNMS exposure and preschoolers' autistic-like behaviors. Data from 65,928 child-parent dyads were obtained via a primary caregiver-reported questionnaire administered as part of the Longhua Child Cohort Study. To strengthen confidence in the reliability of the results, the analyses were initially conducted on a random selection of 70% of the total sample, and then validated on the remaining 30% of the sample. Analysis of covariance and multiple linear models were employed to estimate the associations between PNMS exposure, parent-child interactions in early life, and children's autistic-like behaviors. The results showed that PNMS exposure was positively associated with the presence of autistic-like behaviors at preschool age. The total indirect effect of the frequency of positive parent-child interactions in early life accounted for 9.69% or 8.99% of the variance of the association. Our findings indicate that parent-child interactions in early life might function as potential mediators of the association between PNMS and the increased risk of offspring autistic-like behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ATTITUDES of mothers
*PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*CHILD behavior
*MOTHERHOOD
*PARENTING
*AUTISM in children
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*FACTOR analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*ANALYSIS of covariance
*PARENT-child relationships
*STATISTICAL sampling
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13548506
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychology, Health & Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173003407
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2070226