Perinatal Risk Factors Associated with Infant Socioemotional Development
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| Title: | Perinatal Risk Factors Associated with Infant Socioemotional Development |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca Mirhashem (ORCID |
| Source: | Infant and Child Development. 2026 35(2). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Office of the Director (OD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | R21DA049827 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Perinatal Influences, Risk, Infants, Social Development, Emotional Development, Child Development, Mothers, Mother Attitudes, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Financial Problems, Parenting Styles, Pregnancy, Stress Variables, Pandemics, COVID-19, Pediatrics |
| DOI: | 10.1002/icd.70095 |
| ISSN: | 1522-7227 1522-7219 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal associations between a robust array of prenatal risk factors and infant socioemotional development. This prospective cohort study recruited pregnant adult U.S. women during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 1585). The majority were non-Hispanic White, partnered and college-educated. Online surveys assessed prenatal and postpartum risk, indicated by maternal anxiety, maternal depression, financial hardship, insufficient partner support, pregnancy- and postpartum-specific stress and pandemic-related stress. Infant socioemotional development was assessed at M = 11.0 months with the Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist. In linear regression models controlling for postpartum risk and additional covariates, prenatal risk was uniquely associated with greater infant inflexibility and difficulty with routines, but not with irritability. These associations were moderated by postpartum risk. Cumulative prenatal risk is associated with some dimensions of infant socioemotional functioning above and beyond postpartum risk; postpartum factors may heighten associations between prenatal risk factors and specific aspects of infant socioemotional functioning. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://osf.io/nsfqz/?view_only=346ae2e2eb7c4070a27f54ca25e9befc |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1503833 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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