The attachment of prematurely born children at school age: A pilot study.

• 影响指数: 2.087
• 发表时间: Jul 2015
• 来源期刊: Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
• DOI: 10.1177/1359104515589640
• PMID: 26160978
• 文章类型: Journal Article
• 中科院分区: Q4
• 方向: 医学
• 作者列表: Nuccini F,Paterlini M,Gargano G,Landini A

关键词: Attachment; perinatal problem; prematurely born children; psychological risk; school age

Mesh: Case-Control Studies; Child; Child Development; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature / psychology; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Object Attachment; Pilot Projects; Premature Birth / psychology; Prospective Studies; Psychological Trauma; Risk Assessment; Stress, Psychological / psychology; Term Birth / psychology

Abstract

This prospective longitudinal study compared the psychological development and patterns of attachment of 20 prematurely born children and 20 full-term children at 7 years of age. The School-age Assessment of Attachment (SAA) was used, and hypotheses and interpretation of the findings were drawn from the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM). Significant differences between prematurely born and full-term children were found: 10% versus 0% at \"high\" risk, 55% versus 25% at \"moderate\" risk, and 35% versus 75% at \"low\" risk. There were no differences in the percentage of psychological trauma between samples, but there was a difference in the types of experiences leading to trauma. For prematurely born children, it was most often illness, whereas for full-term children, it was family problems. We discuss the implications for clinicians.