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Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction.

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Tully, LA; Moffitt, TB; Caspi, A
Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
March 2003

Previous studies that have examined the long-term effects of infertility and assisted reproductive technology on parenting and child behaviour in families with twins have suffered from methodological problems. This study compared measures of parental adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families with 5-year-old twins who were conceived after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or ovulation induction (OI) with families whose twins were naturally conceived (NC).The families who conceived via IVF/OI (N = 121) were identified from an epidemiological study of twins and matched to families who were conceived naturally (N = 121) on the basis of eleven child and family variables. Mothers were interviewed in their homes for the study.No significant differences were observed between the IVF/OI families and the NC families on measures of parental adjustment or parent and teacher ratings of the twins' behaviour. IVF/OI mothers and their partners agreed with each other about discipline more than NC couples, but otherwise no other differences in parenting were found.Overall, this study provides evidence that families who conceive twins following IVF/OI are functioning well and that the experience of fertility treatment does not lead to long-term difficulties for parents or children.

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Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

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1469-7610

ISSN

0021-9630

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

44

Issue

3

Start / End Page

316 / 325

Related Subject Headings

  • Wales
  • Twins
  • Regression Analysis
  • Parenting
  • Ovulation Induction
  • Mothers
  • Matched-Pair Analysis
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
 

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Tully, L. A., Moffitt, T. B., & Caspi, A. (2003). Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 44(3), 316–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00124
Tully, Lucy A., Terrie B. Moffitt, and Avshalom Caspi. “Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction.Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines 44, no. 3 (March 2003): 316–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00124.
Tully LA, Moffitt TB, Caspi A. Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2003 Mar;44(3):316–25.
Tully, Lucy A., et al. “Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction.Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar. 2003, pp. 316–25. Epmc, doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00124.
Tully LA, Moffitt TB, Caspi A. Maternal adjustment, parenting and child behaviour in families of school-aged twins conceived after IVF and ovulation induction. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2003 Mar;44(3):316–325.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

DOI

EISSN

1469-7610

ISSN

0021-9630

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

44

Issue

3

Start / End Page

316 / 325

Related Subject Headings

  • Wales
  • Twins
  • Regression Analysis
  • Parenting
  • Ovulation Induction
  • Mothers
  • Matched-Pair Analysis
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans