A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Behaviour of Finnish 3-year-old children. I: Effects of sociodemographic factors, mother's health, and pregnancy outcome
Authors: Heikki Uljas, Päivi Rautava, Hans Helenius, Matti Sillanpää
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Publication year: 1999
Journal: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Journal name in source: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
Journal acronym: DEV MED CHILD NEUROL
Volume: 41
Issue: 6
First page : 412
Last page: 419
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0012-1622
eISSN: 1469-8749
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1999.tb00627.x
Abstract
The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to assess the effects of pre- and perinatal factors on children's behaviour at the age of 3 years. Nulliparous women who attended a maternity health care clinic were invited to participate: 1443 women were included. Data were obtained from the mother, father, and clinic nurse. A Finnish translation of Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 2-3 was completed by 1086 families at the child's 3-year visit to the well-baby clinic. The results were analysed using Pearson's chi(2), multivariate regression analysis, and coefficient of determination (100xr(2)). A good basic education (i.e. >9 years) of the mother and age over 25 years were associated with low syndrome-scale scores, indicating fewer behavioural problems. Poor health of the mother, a high number of pregnancy-related symptoms, and low Apgar scores for the newborn infant were associated with high syndrome-scale scores. In this population sample, the mother's health during pregnancy together with level of education, and marital status are more important in explaining the variation in a child's behaviour than biological risks during pregnancy.
The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to assess the effects of pre- and perinatal factors on children's behaviour at the age of 3 years. Nulliparous women who attended a maternity health care clinic were invited to participate: 1443 women were included. Data were obtained from the mother, father, and clinic nurse. A Finnish translation of Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 2-3 was completed by 1086 families at the child's 3-year visit to the well-baby clinic. The results were analysed using Pearson's chi(2), multivariate regression analysis, and coefficient of determination (100xr(2)). A good basic education (i.e. >9 years) of the mother and age over 25 years were associated with low syndrome-scale scores, indicating fewer behavioural problems. Poor health of the mother, a high number of pregnancy-related symptoms, and low Apgar scores for the newborn infant were associated with high syndrome-scale scores. In this population sample, the mother's health during pregnancy together with level of education, and marital status are more important in explaining the variation in a child's behaviour than biological risks during pregnancy.
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