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Characteristics of School‐Age Children Who Had Colic as Infants: Mothers' Views
Author(s) -
Neu Madalynn,
Keefe Maureen R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2002.tb00145.x
Subject(s) - feeling , developmental psychology , perspective (graphical) , medicine , personality , psychology , infantile colic , crying , clinical psychology , pediatrics , psychiatry , social psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science
ISSUES AND PURPOSE. To describe the behavioral style and personality characteristics of young school‐age children who were identified as colicky infants and the parents' perspective of any residual behaviors or effects. DESIGN AND METHODS. A qualitative descriptive design with mothers of 12 children identified with colic as infants and 8 mothers of children who did not have colic. RESULTS. Three themes of children who had colic: independence/self‐reliance, activity, and emotional lability/intensity. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Children generally were perceived as normal and healthy. Residual feelings, parent‐child interaction issues, and perceived or real persistent child characteristics may surface in families who experienced colic, especially during stressful periods.