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Title: Maternal sensitivity and effortful control in preschoolers born preterm: a prospective study.
Authors: Jiménez-Luque, Natalia (AUTHOR), Teixeira, Iara (AUTHOR), Soares, Isabel (AUTHOR), Benavente-Fernández, Isabel (AUTHOR), Moutinho, Vanessa (AUTHOR), Toscano, Carolina (AUTHOR), Mesquita, Ana (AUTHOR), Martins, Carla (AUTHOR), Mateus, Vera (AUTHOR), Osório, Ana (AUTHOR), Baptista, Joana (AUTHOR)
Source: Attachment & Human Development. Jun2026, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p275-291. 17p.
Subjects: Scale analysis (Psychology), Pearson correlation (Statistics), Control (Psychology), Research funding, Data analysis, T-test (Statistics), Premature infants, Mothers, Scientific observation, Fisher exact test, Evaluation of medical care, Portuguese people, Chi-squared test, Mann Whitney U Test, Descriptive statistics, Longitudinal method, Intraclass correlation, Statistics, Data analysis software, Parental sensitivity, Video recording
Geographic Terms: Portugal
Abstract: The study examined the associations between maternal sensitivity and effortful control (EC) at 42 months in children born preterm. Sixty-one mother–infant dyads from a longitudinal study participated. Maternal sensitivity was assessed during mother–child interactions at 12 and 42 months, while EC was measured at 42 months using a multitask behavioral battery. Generalized estimating equations modeled the relationships, controlling for gestational age, neonatal risk, and family socioeconomic disadvantage. Maternal sensitivity at 42 months was concurrently associated with higher EC. The longitudinal link between sensitivity at 12 months and EF was not significant. However, in mothers with high sensitivity at 12 months, sensitivity at 42 months was associated with EC, whereas no association was observed in the low-sensitivity subgroup. These findings suggest that the stability of maternal sensitivity from early infancy may influence the development of EC in preterm children, highlighting potential targets for future research and early interventions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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