Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life

AUTOR(ES)

Oliveira, Jordana Verano de; Fatori, Daniel; Shephard, Elizabeth; Xavier Neto, Mauro; Matijasevich, Alicia; Ferraro, Alexandre Archanjo; Rohde, Luis Augusto; Chiesa, Anna Maria; Miguel, Euripedes Constantino; Polanczyk, Guilherme V.

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2022

RESUMO

Objective: Maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has not been investigated in relation to parenting skills in adolescent mothers. This study investigated whether maternal inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms early in pregnancy predict poorer parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life in adolescent mothers living in adverse environmental conditions. Methods: The participants in this study were 80 adolescent mothers aged 14-19 years and their babies who were taking part in a randomized controlled trial on the effects of a home-visiting program on infant development. Symptoms of maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were assessed in the first trimester of pregnancy. Parenting skills (maternal competence, attachment to the baby, home environment) and child maltreatment were assessed when the infants were aged 6 and 12 months. Multilevel linear regression models were constructed to test the extent to which prenatal maternal inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms predicted these parenting variables during the first year of the infant’s life. Results: Prenatal inattention symptoms significantly predicted lower maternal competence and attachment, a poorer home environment, and greater maltreatment during the first year of life. Hyperactivity did not significantly predict parenting skills or maltreatment. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that inattention symptoms may interfere with parenting abilities in adolescent mothers and should be considered in early intervention programs.

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