Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK.
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Oct;33(10):3495-3502. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02399-6. Epub 2024 Mar 16.
This study examined whether maternal warmth in early childhood moderates the association between preterm birth and problems in peer relationships and low engagement in romantic relationships in adolescence. We studied 9193 individuals from the Millennium Cohort Study in the United Kingdom, 99 (1.1%) of whom were born very preterm (VPT; < 32 weeks of gestation) and 629 (6.8%) moderate-to-late preterm (MLPT; 32-36 weeks gestation). Maternal warmth was reported by the mothers when their children were 3 years old. Peer relationship problems were reported by both the participants and their mothers at 14 and 17 years. Further, participants reported their engagement in romantic relationships at 14 and 17 years. All outcome variables were z-standardized, and the moderation effect was examined via hierarchical linear regressions. Compared to full-term birth, both MLPT and VPT birth were associated with lower engagement in romantic relationships at 17 years of age (b = .04, p = .02; b = .11, p = .02, respectively), and VPT birth was associated with increased peer relationship problems at 14 (b = .29, p = .01) and 17 years of age (b = .22, p = .046). Maternal warmth in early childhood was similarly associated with lower peer relationship problems in MLPT, VPT and full-term born adolescents. However, there was no influence of maternal warmth on engagement in romantic relationships at 17 years of age. There is no major modifying effect of maternal warmth in early childhood on the association between PT birth and peer relationship problems and low engagement in romantic relationships at 14 and 17 years of ages.
本研究旨在探讨儿童早期的母亲温暖程度是否能调节早产与青少年时期同伴关系问题和低浪漫关系参与度之间的关系。我们研究了英国千禧年队列研究中的 9193 个人，其中 99 人（1.1%）为极早产（VPT；<32 周妊娠），629 人（6.8%）为中度至晚期早产（MLPT；32-36 周妊娠）。母亲在孩子 3 岁时报告了母亲的温暖程度。同伴关系问题由参与者及其母亲在 14 岁和 17 岁时报告。此外，参与者还报告了他们在 14 岁和 17 岁时的浪漫关系参与度。所有结果变量均进行 z 标准化，通过分层线性回归检验调节作用。与足月出生相比，MLPT 和 VPT 出生均与 17 岁时较低的浪漫关系参与度相关（b=0.04，p=0.02；b=0.11，p=0.02），VPT 出生与 14 岁和 17 岁时的同伴关系问题增加相关（b=0.29，p=0.01；b=0.22，p=0.046）。儿童早期的母亲温暖程度也与 MLPT、VPT 和足月出生的青少年的同伴关系问题较少相关。然而，母亲温暖程度对 17 岁时浪漫关系的参与度没有影响。在儿童早期，母亲温暖程度对早产与青少年时期同伴关系问题和低浪漫关系参与度之间的关联没有主要的调节作用。
