Examining the Impact of Maternal Individual Features on Children’s Behavioral Problems in Adoptive Families: The Role of Maternal Temperament and Neurobiological Markers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Are Mothers’ Basic Temperament Traits Associated with Childrens’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems?
3.2. Do Maternal Genetic Markers and Children’s Age at Adoption Count in This Relationship?
3.3. Do Temperament Features of Children Count in This Relationship?
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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% | Mean (SD) | Range | |
---|---|---|---|
Age at assessment (months) | 43 (16.1) | 14–75 | |
Age at adoption (months) | 33 (17.1) | 1–68 | |
Gender | Male: 58 | ||
Mothers’ age (years) | 42.7 (3.8) | 34–51 | |
SES 1 | 31.1 (6.9) | 16.5–48.5 | |
Length | 11.2 (3.7) | 3–20 |
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1. Child Total Problems | - | 0.26 * | −0.25 * | 0.22 * | 0.54 *** | −0.33 ** |
2. Mother Temperament-NA | - | −0.45 *** | 0.28 ** | 0.25 i | −0.10 | |
3. Mother Temperament-EC | - | 0.04 | −0.16 | −0.17 | ||
4. Age at Adoption | - | 0.23 | 0.06 | |||
5. Child Temperament-NA 1 | - | 0.01 | ||||
6. Child Temperament-EC 1 | - |
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Ozturk, Y.; Barone, V.; Barone, L. Examining the Impact of Maternal Individual Features on Children’s Behavioral Problems in Adoptive Families: The Role of Maternal Temperament and Neurobiological Markers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020196
Ozturk Y, Barone V, Barone L. Examining the Impact of Maternal Individual Features on Children’s Behavioral Problems in Adoptive Families: The Role of Maternal Temperament and Neurobiological Markers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(2):196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020196
Chicago/Turabian StyleOzturk, Yagmur, Virginia Barone, and Lavinia Barone. 2018. "Examining the Impact of Maternal Individual Features on Children’s Behavioral Problems in Adoptive Families: The Role of Maternal Temperament and Neurobiological Markers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020196