TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Maternal sensitivity and overt aggression in young children with Down syndrome
JO  - Brain and cognition
A1  - Niccols, Alison
A1  - Milligan, Karen
A1  - Chisholm, Vivienne
A1  - Atkinson, Leslie
SP  - 153
EP  - 158
VL  - 77
IS  - 2
N2  - Children with genetic syndromes offer a unique opportunity to combine genetic and environmental approaches to the study of aggression. Children with genetic syndromes associated with developmental delay are at increased risk for behavior problems, but little is known about risk and resilience factors. In this study, we examined maternal sensitivity of mothers of children with Down syndrome using home observations when their children were 2, 3, and 5years old, and relations with maternal reports and observations of overt aggression at school at age 5. Maternal sensitivity at ages 2 and 3years did not significantly predict child aggression at age 5, but low maternal sensitivity at age 5 was significantly related to overt aggression at both home and school. By replicating and extending earlier work, this study informs developmental theory and identifies an important maternal variable related to aggression in children with Down syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-2626
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -