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Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ?

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Tully, LA; Arseneault, L; Caspi, A; Moffitt, TE; Morgan, J
Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
April 2004

The moderating effect of maternal warmth on the association between low birth weight and children's attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ was studied in 2,232 twins. Half of 5-year-old children had low birth weights, below 2,500 g. Maternal warmth, a component of expressed emotion, was coded from mothers' audiotaped descriptions of each child. Both parents and teachers rated children's ADHD symptoms, and the children were administered an IQ test. Results showed a significant interaction between children's birth weight and maternal warmth in predicting mothers' and teachers' ratings of ADHD. The interaction was not significant for IQ. The findings suggest that the effect of children's birth weight on their ADHD symptoms can be moderated by maternal warmth and that enhancing maternal warmth may prevent behavior problems among the increasing population of low-birth- weight children.

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Published In

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-2117

ISSN

0022-006X

Publication Date

April 2004

Volume

72

Issue

2

Start / End Page

218 / 226

Related Subject Headings

  • Twins
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cognition Disorders
 

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Tully, L. A., Arseneault, L., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Morgan, J. (2004). Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(2), 218–226. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.72.2.218
Tully, Lucy A., Louise Arseneault, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, and Julia Morgan. “Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ?Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 72, no. 2 (April 2004): 218–26. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.72.2.218.
Tully LA, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Morgan J. Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ? Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2004 Apr;72(2):218–26.
Tully, Lucy A., et al. “Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ?Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 72, no. 2, Apr. 2004, pp. 218–26. Epmc, doi:10.1037/0022-006x.72.2.218.
Tully LA, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Morgan J. Does maternal warmth moderate the effects of birth weight on twins' attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and low IQ? Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2004 Apr;72(2):218–226.

Published In

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-2117

ISSN

0022-006X

Publication Date

April 2004

Volume

72

Issue

2

Start / End Page

218 / 226

Related Subject Headings

  • Twins
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cognition Disorders