The modulating effect of gestational age on attentional disengagement in toddlers

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development Pub Date : 2024-11-27 DOI:10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.102007

Martina Bovo , Sebastián Moyano , Giulia Calignano , Eloisa Valenza , María Ángeles Ballesteros-Duperon , María Rosario Rueda

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Abstract

Gestational Age (GA) at birth plays a crucial role in identifying potential vulnerabilities to long-term difficulties in cognitive and behavioral development. The present study aims to explore the influence of gestational age on the efficiency of early visual attention orienting, as a potential marker for the development of specific high-level socio-cognitive skills. We administered the Gap-Overlap task to measure the attentional orienting and disengagement performance of 16-month-olds born between the 34th and 41st weeks of gestation. Our findings indicate that GA might be a significant predictor of attentional disengagement performance, with lower GAs associated with slower orienting of visual attention in the gap condition. Additionally, we discuss a possible influence of endogenous attention control on disengagement accuracy at this age, particularly among full-term infants. Overall, the findings highlight the role of GA as a key factor in evaluating early visual attention development, acting as a marker for detecting early vulnerabilities.

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胎龄对幼儿注意力分离的调节作用

出生时的妊娠年龄（GA）在识别认知和行为发展长期困难的潜在脆弱性方面起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在探讨胎龄对早期视觉注意定向效率的影响，以此作为特定高级社会认知技能发展的潜在标志。我们采用 "间隙-重叠 "任务来测量妊娠34周至41周期间出生的16个月大儿童的注意定向和脱离表现。我们的研究结果表明，GA 可能是注意力脱离表现的重要预测因素，较低的 GA 与间隙条件下较慢的视觉注意力定向有关。此外，我们还讨论了内源性注意控制对这个年龄段的脱离准确性可能产生的影响，尤其是在足月儿中。总之，研究结果强调了性别差异作为评估早期视觉注意力发展的关键因素的作用，它是检测早期脆弱性的标志。

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Infant Behavior & Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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4.10

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Infant Behavior & Development publishes empirical (fundamental and clinical), theoretical, methodological and review papers. Brief reports dealing with behavioral development during infancy (up to 3 years) will also be considered. Papers of an inter- and multidisciplinary nature, for example neuroscience, non-linear dynamics and modelling approaches, are particularly encouraged. Areas covered by the journal include cognitive development, emotional development, perception, perception-action coupling, motor development and socialisation.