COGNITIVE AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING AT 4½ YEARS IN CHILDREN BORN TO MOTHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE‐ABUSE PROBLEMS WHILE PREGNANT. Issue 5 (7th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haabrekke, Kristin; Siqveland, Torill; Nygaaard, Egil; Bjornebekk, Astrid; Slinning, Kari; Wentzel‐Larsen, Tore; Walhovd, Kristine B.; Smith, Lars; Moe, Vibeke
• Is Part Of: Infant mental health journal. Volume 39:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 581
• Page End: 594
• Publication Date: 2018-08-07
• Subjects: maternal substance abuse -- residential treatment -- birth weight -- cognitive functioning -- sociaoemotional functioning -- abuso de sustancia de la madre -- tratamiento residencial -- peso al nacer -- funcionamiento cognitivo -- funcionamiento socio‐emocional -- Toxicomanie maternelle -- traitement résidentiel -- poids de naissance -- fonctionnement cognitif -- fonctionnement socio‐émotionnel -- mütterlicher Substanzmissbrauch -- stationäre Behandlung -- Geburtsgewicht -- kognitive Funktion -- sozial‐emotionale Funktion -- 母親の薬物乱用 -- 精神科入院治療 -- 出生時体重 -- 認知機能 -- 社会−情緒機能 -- 母親藥物濫用 -- 居家護理治療 -- 出生體重 -- 認知功能 -- 社交情緒功能 -- تعاطي الأم للمواد ؛ العلاج السكني ؛ وزن الولادة ؛ الأداء المعرفي ؛ الأداء الاجتماعي والعاطفي; Infant psychiatry -- Periodicals; Infant psychology -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21733
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9641

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Cognitive and socioemotional functioning at 4½ years of age were examined in children born to mothers with substance‐abuse problems ( n = 22) recruited from residential treatment institutions while pregnant, and then compared to children born to mothers with mental health problems ( n = 18) and children from a low‐risk group ( n = 26). No significant group differences in cognitive functioning were found, but the children born to mothers with substance‐abuse problems showed more caregiver‐reported socioemotional problems than did the low‐risk children, like the children born to mothers with mental health problems. Birth weight had an effect on internalizing problems at 4½ years and mediated the relation between group and socioemotional problems, although not when controlling for caregiver education, single parenthood, and anxiety and depression. At 4½ years, 7 children born to mothers with substance‐abuse problems were placed in foster care. These children had lower birth weight and higher caregiver‐rated internalizing problems. In addition to emphasizing the importance of the quality of the prenatal environment, this study suggests that families with previous substance abuse are in need of long‐term follow‐up to address socioemotional problems and enhance further positive child cognitive development. The foster‐placed children may be in particular need of long‐term follow‐up.