KAPIL SAYAL kapil.sayal@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Infant temperament and childhood psychiatric disorder: longitudinal study
Sayal Heron, K.; Heron, J.; Maughan, B.; Rowe, R.; Ramchandani, P.
Authors
J. Heron
B. Maughan
R. Rowe
P. Ramchandani
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Temperamental characteristics emerge early in life and can shape children's development, adjustment and behaviour. We aimed to investigate the association between early infant temperament and later childhood psychiatric disorder in a community sample.
METHODS:
This prospective, population-based study used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). In a sample of 7318 children, we investigated whether temperamental characteristics assessed at the ages of 6 months and 24 months are associated with an independent diagnosis of psychiatric disorder ascertained at age 7 years.
RESULTS:
After adjusting for confounders, temperamental characteristics assessed at 6 and 24 months of age were associated with psychiatric disorder at age 7 years. In particular, intensity of emotional reaction at age 6 months was associated with later disorder (adjusted odds ratio = 1.56; 95% confidence interval 1.19, 2.04; P = 0.002). These associations were stronger in girls and in those children with high levels of intensity at both 6 and 24 months of age.
CONCLUSIONS:
Temperamental characteristics involving high levels of emotional intensity within the first year of life are longitudinally associated with psychiatric disorder in mid-childhood, suggesting that the roots of psychiatric disorder may, in some cases, lie very early in life.
Citation
Sayal Heron, K., Heron, J., Maughan, B., Rowe, R., & Ramchandani, P. (2013). Infant temperament and childhood psychiatric disorder: longitudinal study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12054
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Apr 3, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Journal | Child: Care, Health and Development |
Print ISSN | 0305-1862 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2214 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 2 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12054 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/714631 |
Publisher URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.12054/abstract |
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