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2024-05-05 @ 4:59 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 9:26 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00361829
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-07-15
First Post:
2006-08-08
Brief Title:
The Influence of Maternal Age Employment Status and Parenthood Status on Childrens Cognitive Development
Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD
Organization:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC
Study Overview
Official Title:
Specificity of Mother-Infant Interaction The Influence of Maternal Age Employment Status and Parenthood Status
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-04-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Research and theory tend to agree when suggesting that certain activities done by mothers have both immediate and delayed consequences for childrens mental development in the first years of life
The everyday interaction between an infant and a caregiver can be broken down into many categories There are data linking both of these types of interaction to the mental development of children
The study will focus on the extent to which maternal characteristics age employment status parenthood status and birth order of the child influence the relation between maternal social and didactic caregiving and the social and mental development of children
Mother-infant interaction will be observed when the infants are 5 months old
When the children are 20 months old measures of toddler function eg ability to play and language development and maternal behavior eg encouragement of attention to the environment and IQ will be obtained
When the children are 48 months old researchers will measure preschooler psychosocial functioning eg IQ cognitive and social competencies and maternal behavior eg scaffolding
Understanding the relation between childrens experiences as infants toddlers and preschoolers and their eventual intellectual and social functioning is an essential part of normal developmental researchTAB
The everyday interaction between an infant and a caregiver can be broken down into many categories There are data linking both of these types of interaction to the mental development of children
The study will focus on the extent to which maternal characteristics age employment status parenthood status and birth order of the child influence the relation between maternal social and didactic caregiving and the social and mental development of children
Mother-infant interaction will be observed when the infants are 5 months old
When the children are 20 months old measures of toddler function eg ability to play and language development and maternal behavior eg encouragement of attention to the environment and IQ will be obtained
When the children are 48 months old researchers will measure preschooler psychosocial functioning eg IQ cognitive and social competencies and maternal behavior eg scaffolding
Understanding the relation between childrens experiences as infants toddlers and preschoolers and their eventual intellectual and social functioning is an essential part of normal developmental researchTAB
Detailed Description:
Research and theory concur in suggesting that certain maternal activities have both immediate and protracted consequences for childrens cognitive development in the first years of life Two conceptually distinct categories of caretaker-child interactions can be identified social and didactic These encompass much of the everyday behavior of infants caretakers There are data linking both of these types of behavior to cognitive development in children In previous work we have investigated these relations in early infancy using samples of convenience In the proposed study set this work will be replicated and extended by focusing on the extent to which the characteristics of maternal age employment status parenthood status and birthorder of the child influence observed relations between maternal social and didactic caretaking on the one hand and infant toddler preschool age and middle childhood and adolescent social and cognitive competencies on the other For a subset of infants of employed mothers their substitute caregivers will be added to the sample Understanding the full range of experience for those infants with multiple caregivers is important in the context of a study designed to elucidate dimensions of experience that influence social and cognitive development Naturalistic mother-infant interaction will be observed when infants are 5 months old When study participants are 20 months old measures of toddler functioning eg play competence and language development and maternal behavior eg encouragement of attention to the environment IQ will be obtained At 48 months measures of preschooler psychosocial functioning eg IQ cognitive and social competencies and maternal behavior eg scaffolding will be obtained At age 10 and 14 years data assessing the childs adjustment development and functioning in multiple areas will be obtained from the child both parents and the schoolteacher age 10 only Measures of parental attitudes and family functioning will also be obtained Theoretical formulations about how specific parent-child interactions may contribute to cognition have challenged investigators to look beyond demographic variables as markers of parental stimulation and to consider specific relations between types of interactions and the acquisition of particular skills at different points in time Understanding the mechanisms linking experience in early infancy through toddlerhood the preschool years middle childhood and early adolescence with intellectual and social functioning is an essential aspect of normative developmental research In addition examining these phenomena cross-culturally will contribute importantly to our understanding of children and their families
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88-CH-0032 | None | None | None |