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Sleep and Attachment in Preterm Infants
- Source :
- Infant Mental Health Journal. 34:37-46
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2013.
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Abstract
- Infants born preterm are at elevated risk for socioemotional difficulties; however, factors contributing to this risk are largely understudied. Within the present study, we explored infant sleep as a biosocial factor that may play a role in infant socioemotional development. Within a prospective longitudinal design, we examined parent-reported sleep patterns and observed parenting quality as predictors of infant-mother attachment in 171 infants born preterm. Using structural equation modeling, we examined main effect and moderator models linking infant sleep patterns and parenting with attachment security. Sleep patterns characterized by more daytime sleep and positive/responsive parenting predicted infant attachment security. Parent-reported nighttime sleep patterns were unrelated to attachment in this sample of infants born preterm. These results indicate that daytime sleep and parenting quality may be important for emerging attachment relationships in infants born preterm. Abstracts translated in Spanish, French, German, and Japanese can be found on the abstract page of each article on Wiley Online Library at
- Subjects :
- Psychiatry and Mental health
Socioemotional selectivity theory
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Attachment security
Infant attachment
Moderation
Psychology
Sleep in non-human animals
Biosocial theory
Structural equation modeling
Developmental psychology
Biomedical sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01639641
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Infant Mental Health Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1efdb2aba6cef2ab3a5373e932dd83d7