Abstract
A behavioral assessment of infant temperament was used to measure the effects of perinatal high-risk factors on infant temperament and on temperament change over time. Seventy-nine infants (full-term and preterm infants with and without intraventricular hemorrhage or IVH) were studied. Infant temperament was measured behaviorally at 3 and 7 months. At 3 months, the Bates Infant Characteristic Questionnaire was also filled out by the infant's mother. Various effects of prematurity, IVH, and days of hospitalization and ventilation were observed at 3 and 7 months. Moderate stability was observed for sociability, soothability, and neutral responses, but different patterns of correlations were observed within the groups, and for girls and boys. Grade of IVH and days on a ventilator were related to the change observed between 3 and 7 months on sociability, irritability, and approach. We conclude that high-risk factors contribute to initial individual differences in infant temperament and suggest that change over time might be influenced by the recovery process from perinatal insult.
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