Jahnen Lea, Konrad Kerstin, Dahmen Brigitte, Herpertz-Dahlmann Beate, Firk Christine
Klinische Neuropsychologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen.
Molekulare Neurowissenschaften und Bildgebung, Translationale Hirnforschung, Aachen & Jülich Research Alliance, JARA Brain Institut-II (INM-11) Jülich.
Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2020 Jul;48(4):277-288. doi: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000728. Epub 2020 Apr 17.
The impact of adolecent motherhood on child development in preschool children- identification of maternal risk factors This longitudinal study aims to identify relevant risk factors in adolescent mothers which might impact their child's cognitive and speech development as well as behavior problems at preschool age. Based on earlier findings, maternal sensitivity (EA), socioeconomic status (SES) and psychological stress were identified as potentially influencing factors. = 31 adolescent and = 47 adult mothers with their children aged 3;0 to 5;9 ( = 3;55) participated in this study. Child variables included cognitive development (WPPSI-III), language development (SSV), and behavioral problems (SDQ). Maternal factors were EA, SES, and mental health problems (BSI-18). Children of adolescent mothers performed worse on cognitive and speech development and are described by their mothers as exhibiting more behavioral problems compared to children of adult mothers. Mediation analyses revealed that the effect of maternal age on children's cognitive development is occurs through reduced maternal sensitivity of adolescent mothers. Further, higher psychological stress of adolescent mothers mediated the effect of maternal age on children's behavior problems. Preschool children of adolescent mothers showed poorer developmental outcomes compared to children of adult mothers. This is partly explained by lower maternal sensitivity and higher rates of psychological stress among adolescent mothers.
青少年母亲对学龄前儿童发育的影响——母亲风险因素的识别 这项纵向研究旨在识别青少年母亲中可能影响其孩子认知和语言发育以及学龄前行为问题的相关风险因素。基于早期研究结果，母亲敏感性（EA）、社会经济地位（SES）和心理压力被确定为潜在影响因素。31名青少年母亲和47名成年母亲及其3岁0个月至5岁9个月（平均3岁5个月）的孩子参与了本研究。儿童变量包括认知发育（韦氏幼儿智力量表第三版）、语言发育（SSV）和行为问题（优势与困难问卷）。母亲因素为EA、SES和心理健康问题（简明症状问卷-18）。与成年母亲的孩子相比，青少年母亲的孩子在认知和语言发育方面表现较差，且被母亲描述为存在更多行为问题。中介分析显示，母亲年龄对孩子认知发育的影响是通过青少年母亲较低的母亲敏感性产生的。此外，青少年母亲较高的心理压力介导了母亲年龄对孩子行为问题的影响。与成年母亲的孩子相比，青少年母亲的学龄前孩子发育结果较差。这部分是由于青少年母亲较低的母亲敏感性和较高的心理压力发生率。
