Prevalence and Characteristics of Social Withdrawal Tendency Among 3–24 Months in China

A Pilot Study

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ID15523656
AutoresFengjuan Zhou (Guangzhou Medical University), Peiyuan Huang (0000-0002-8562-9152, Guangzhou Medical University), Xue-Ling Wei (Guangzhou Medical University), Xueling Wei, Yixin Guo (0000-0003-4958-7044, Guangzhou Medical University), Jinhua Lu (0000-0002-3699-9894, Guangzhou Medical University), Lanlan Feng (Guangzhou Medical University), Min‐Shan Lu (Guangzhou Medical University), Minshan Lu, Xian Liu (0000-0002-4247-6088, Guangzhou Medical University), Si Tu (Guangzhou Medical University), Alexandra Deprez (0000-0002-8821-8746, Délégation Paris 5), Antoine Guédeney (0000-0002-2346-4495, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard), Songying Shen (0000-0002-1329-316X, Guangzhou Medical University), Xiu Qiu (0000-0003-1248-229X, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen12
Páginas537411-537411
Fecha de publicación2021-06-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2021.537411
PMID34220558
OpenAlexW3168690208
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas34

Background: Sustained withdrawal behavior is an obstacle for child development. The present study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the prevalence of social withdrawal tendency in young Chinese children using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and describe the characteristics of socially withdrawn children. Method: This was a cross-sectional analysis as part of a prospective cohort study. A total of 114 children aged 3-24 months were included. The following instruments were administered: the Chinese version of ADBB, the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE), and the Infant Temperamental Questionnaire. The tendency of social withdrawal in children was assessed using the ADBB. Social withdrawal was defined as an ADBB score of 5 or above. Student's t -test, χ 2 test, and Fisher's exact test were performed to identify the differences in maternal and child characteristics between the children with and without social withdrawal. Age-specific indicators of development in these two groups were also presented. Results: About 16.7% of the children were socially withdrawn. Compared with those without social withdrawal, children with social withdrawal were older and had higher proportions of boys (68.4 vs. 42.1%) and social-emotional development delay (63.2 vs. 0%). In age-specific analyses, social-emotional development was poorer in children with social withdrawal across all age groups from 3 to 24 months. Conclusion: Assessed by the ADBB, the prevalence of social withdrawal tendency in young Chinese children was similar to that reported in the European population; children with social withdrawal tended to have poorer social-emotional development. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to validate the scale and confirm these findings

Cohort · Developmental psychology · Distress · Emotional distress · Population · Psychiatry · Social withdrawal · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics