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Citation

Nuccini F, Paterlini M, Gargano G, Landini A. Clin. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 2015; 20(3): 381-394.

Affiliation

Independent Practice, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359104515589640

PMID

26160978

Abstract

This prospective longitudinal study compared the psychological development and patterns of attachment of 20 prematurely born children and 20 full-term children at 7 years of age. The School-age Assessment of Attachment (SAA) was used, and hypotheses and interpretation of the findings were drawn from the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM). Significant differences between prematurely born and full-term children were found: 10% versus 0% at "high" risk, 55% versus 25% at "moderate" risk, and 35% versus 75% at "low" risk. There were no differences in the percentage of psychological trauma between samples, but there was a difference in the types of experiences leading to trauma. For prematurely born children, it was most often illness, whereas for full-term children, it was family problems. We discuss the implications for clinicians.


Language: en

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