Dieter Wolke, Ahuti Das-Friebel, Yanlin Zhou, Nicole Tsalacopoulos, Peter Bartmann
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Abstract
This study assessed whether associations between very preterm birth (<32 weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (<1,500 g; VPT/VLBW) and adult outcomes of physical and mental health, wealth, and social relationships are mediated by childhood experiences of neurodevelopmental impairment, academic achievement, mental health, and parent-child and peer relationships. A Bavarian population-based cohort (N = 489; VPT/VLBW = 260; term-controls (TC) = 229; 49.9% females, White) were assessed at birth, 6, 8, 13, and 26 years (1985-2014). VPT/VLBW was associated with adverse childhood experiences and adulthood outcomes. Disparities in academic achievement, parent-child relationship and impairment explained lower wealth and social relationships, lower mental health and adult-parent relationship, and lower physical health for VPT/VLBW versus TC adults. Targeting schooling and parenting may improve long-term outcomes for VPT/VLBW individuals.
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As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, and other researchers. In addition to six issues per year of Child Development, subscribers to the journal also receive a full subscription to Child Development Perspectives and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.
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