Ben-Sasson A, Carter A S, Briggs-Gowan M J
Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009 Jul;37(5):705-16. doi: 10.1007/s10802-008-9295-8.
Sensory over-responsivity (SOR) towards tactile and auditory input can impact children's participation in academic and social activities; however the prevalence of SOR behaviors and their relation to social-emotional problems and competence has not been rigorously studied. This study investigated SOR in a representative sample of elementary school-aged children (n = 925, 50% boys, ages 7-11 years) who were followed from infancy. Sixteen percent of parents reported that at least four tactile or auditory sensations bothered their children. Being bothered by certain sensations was common while others were relatively rare. Parents of children with versus without elevated SOR in school-age reported higher frequencies of early and co-occurring internalizing, externalizing, and dysregulation problems, and lower levels of concurrent adaptive social behaviors. Early identification of elevated SOR and assessment of concurrent social-emotional status are important to minimize their impact on social adaptive behaviors at school age.
对触觉和听觉输入的感觉过度反应(SOR)会影响儿童参与学术和社交活动;然而,SOR行为的发生率及其与社会情感问题和能力的关系尚未得到严格研究。本研究调查了从婴儿期开始追踪的具有代表性的小学适龄儿童样本(n = 925,50%为男孩,年龄7 - 11岁)中的SOR情况。16%的家长报告称,至少有四种触觉或听觉感觉困扰着他们的孩子。被某些感觉困扰很常见,而其他感觉则相对较少见。学龄期SOR升高与未升高的儿童的家长报告称,内化、外化和失调问题的早期及同时出现的频率更高,而同时出现的适应性社会行为水平更低。早期识别升高的SOR并评估同时存在的社会情感状况对于将其对学龄期社会适应行为的影响降至最低很重要。