Differential Susceptibility to Effects of the Home Environment on Motor Developmental Outcomes of Preschool Children: Low Birthweight Status as a Susceptibility Factor

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Jennifer Chun-Li; Chiang, Tung-liang
Titel	Differential Susceptibility to Effects of the Home Environment on Motor Developmental Outcomes of Preschool Children: Low Birthweight Status as a Susceptibility Factor
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 186 (2016) 8, S.1227-1242 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2015.1085862
Schlagwörter	Family Environment; Motor Development; Psychomotor Skills; Stimulation; Birth; Body Weight; Regression (Statistics); Risk; Developmental Delays; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Observation; Child Development; Infants; Statistical Analysis; Taiwan; Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Motorische Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Geburt; Körpergewicht; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Risiko; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Beobachtung; Kindesentwicklung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Low birthweight (LBW) children tend to have higher risks of developmental problems. According to differential susceptibility hypothesis, these putatively vulnerable children may also disproportionately benefit from positive environmental exposure. This study aimed to examine whether LBW status moderates home environmental influences on preschoolers' motor development in a for-better-and-for-worse manner. Subjects included 18,717 children from the 2005 birth cohort in Taiwan. Birthweight was categorised into: lighter-LBW (LLBW, <2000 g), heavier-LBW (HLBW, 2000-2499 g) and non-LBW (NLBW, ?2500 g) groups. Simple regression slopes indicated that LLBW and HLBW children demonstrated greater susceptibility than NLBW children to the effects of cognitive stimulation component of the home environment on both gross and fine motor skills. Estimating the regions of significance, however, revealed that LLBW and HLBW children appeared more vulnerable to less stimulating conditions, but did not outperform their NLBW counterparts when reared in enriched environments. Thus, our results did not support differential susceptibility. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01