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Identifying children at high somatic risk: possible long‐term effects on parental conceptualizations of the children's personality and behavior
Author(s) -
McNeil T. F.,
Thelin T.,
AspegrenJansson E.,
Sveger T.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb02646.x
Subject(s) - temperament , personality , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , term (time) , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
– The identification of α 1 antitrypsin deficiency (ATD) in neonates was hypothesized to have negative long‐term consequences on the parents’ views of the children's personality characteristics. This hypothesis was tested by comparing 5–7‐year‐old children's personality and behavioral characteristics, as reported by parents of 61 children with ATD versus parents of 61 control children without ATD. Data were collected by both interviews in the home and temperament questionnaires. No evidence was found of the hypothesized negative effect on parental views.