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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on October 12, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2006 31(3):331-336; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj084
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Do Gestational Age and Weight for Gestational Age Predict Concordance in Parental Perceptions of Infant Temperament?

Anu-Katriina Pesonen, PhD1, Katri Räikkönen, PhD1, Timo E. Strandberg, MD, PhD2 and Anna-Liisa Järvenpää, MD, PhD3

1 Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, 2 Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, and 3 Department of Neonatology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central Hospital

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Katri Räikkönen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: katri.raikkonen{at}helsinki.fi.

Objective To study whether infant weight for gestational age, and gestational age predict mother- and father-rated infant temperament (IBQ) at 6 months. Methods The sample comprised of family units with both biological parents and infants born at term (n = 152). Data on weight and gestational age were collected form obstetric database. Results Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) (weight < 10th percentile for gestational age) were rated by both parents as significantly more fearful and negatively reactive compared to infants born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Infants born SGA defined by using the lowest 15th or 20th percentile groups did not differ from AGA group in temperament. The weekly continuum of gestational age predicted differences in parental ratings of infant temperamental attentiveness. Conclusions The predictive significance of infant weight for gestational age and gestational age for behavioral outcomes appear true also for infants born at term. Concordance in parental perceptions of an infant born SGA emphasizes the clinical significance of the findings.

Key words: father; gestational age; infant; mother; temperament; weight for gestational age.


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