O'Mara L, Johnston C
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1989 Aug;10(4):192-7.
A sample of 94 mothers and their 3-year-old children participated in a cross-sectional study to measure maternal overprotective attitudes and children's behavior problems. Mothers in the full-term group (n = 47) were matched to mothers in the preterm group (n = 47) on maternal age, maternal education, and marital status. The groups were balanced for the child's gender, birth order, and mother's nationality. The subjects answered the Mother-Child Relationship Evaluation (MCRE) to measure maternal attitudes and the Behavior Screening Questionnaire (BSQ) to measure behavior problems in preschoolers. Overall, children born prematurely have the same incidence of behavior problems as children born full-term. However, the subgroup of preterms who had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) had a higher incidence of behavior problems. Conversely, the results suggest that mothers of children born prematurely without RDS have more overprotective attitudes towards their children. Maternal overprotection is minimally associated with behavior problems.
94位母亲及其3岁孩子参与了一项横断面研究，以测量母亲的过度保护态度和孩子的行为问题。足月组（n = 47）的母亲在母亲年龄、母亲教育程度和婚姻状况方面与早产组（n = 47）的母亲相匹配。两组在孩子的性别、出生顺序和母亲国籍方面保持平衡。研究对象回答了母子关系评估问卷（MCRE）以测量母亲的态度，并回答了行为筛查问卷（BSQ）以测量学龄前儿童的行为问题。总体而言，早产儿童出现行为问题的发生率与足月出生儿童相同。然而，患有呼吸窘迫综合征（RDS）的早产亚组儿童出现行为问题的发生率更高。相反，结果表明，没有患RDS的早产儿童的母亲对孩子有更多的过度保护态度。母亲的过度保护与行为问题的关联极小。
