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This study examined 6-48 month development in infants born to 31 low SES young adolescents (YA; 14-17 yrs.), 18 older adolescents (OA; 18-19 yrs.), 15 adults (LA; 20-38 years), and 25 higher SES adults (HA). Perinatal risk (Hobel) was assessed, the Bayley administered at 6 & 24 months, and Kent language, cognitive, social, gross and fine motor subscales calculated; the McCarthy was administered at 48 mos. Mother-infant interaction during unstructured play was videotaped and coded using Beckwith's measures and the Toddler GLOS at 6 & 24 months, respectively. An index of social risk at 6 mos. was derived from demographic interviews. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated (p's <0.05) that at each age, higher scores on the Bayley cognitive and language subscales & the McCarthy were associated with lower social & perinatal risk, with more focilitative interaction patterns & maternal vocalizations. Infants of YAs had lower scores on many subscales. During interaction, adolescents were more aversive at 6 months, and more controlling and less responsive at 24 months. The data suggest the early and persistent influences of adolescent motherhood which are exacerbated by social and perinatal risk on developmental outcomes for infants.
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Hofheimer, J., Graham, F., Packer, A. et al. INFANTS OF ADOLESCENTS: PREDICTING DEVELOPMENT AT FOUR YEARS FROM PERINATAL HEALTH STATUS, EARLY INTERACTION, AND SOCIAL RISK. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 175 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00054
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00054