Cognitive and Language Development in Preschoolers Is Related to Maternal Cognitive Performance

A Study of Young Mothers in an Urban Area of a City in Southern Brazil

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ID12995114
AuthorsF T Coelho (0000-0002-6999-9807, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, corresponding author), Jéssica Puchalski Trettim (0000-0001-5795-2318, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Rochele Dias Castelli (0000-0002-2884-3160, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Mariana Carret Soares (0000-0002-2397-6722, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Natália Da Costa Dias (Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Graciela Coelho do Espírito Santo (0000-0002-5386-5935, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Denise Müller Böhm (0000-0001-5080-5382, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Demian Bezerra De Mello (0000-0002-1537-7615, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Carolina Coelho Scholl (0000-0001-6174-4781, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), B B Rubin (0000-0003-2062-1480, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Mariana Bonati De Matos (0000-0003-1196-7228, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro (0000-0001-9796-3126, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Luciana De Avila Quevedo (0000-0001-6883-4333, Universidade Católica de Pelotas)
Year2021
Volume15
Issue2
Pages233-245
Publication date2021-12-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472
PublisherPsychOpen (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.5964/ijpr.4709
OpenAlexW4200622852
LanguageEN
References cited32

To evaluate the relationship between maternal cognitive performance and language and cognitive development of children between 24 and 36 months old of mothers who became pregnant in adolescence, in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study with adolescent mothers who received prenatal care in the city’s public health system. To assess maternal cognitive performance, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used and Bayley Scales of Infant Development III (BSID-III) are used to assess children's language and cognition development. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 22.0) software. Pearson correlation, t-test, ANOVA and linear regression were performed. We evaluated 496 mother-child dyads. In the adjusted analysis, we found that children's language remained associated with maternal cognitive performance (p = .027, CI [0.0, 0.6]) and child’s gender (p < .001, CI [−7.2, −2.4]). Besides that children cognitive development remained associated with maternal cognitive performance (p = .008, CI [0.1, 0.6]) and child’s gender (p = .030, CI [−4.5, −0.2]). Our results suggest that poor maternal cognitive performance is associated with lower levels of children's language and cognitive development. The results contributing to early identification and intervention in children of mothers with poor cognitive performance at higher risk of negative developmental outcomes

Bayley Scales of Infant Development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive test · Developmental psychology · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Language development · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Psychology

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