Emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescents born very preterm and full-term

Role of self-control skills in childhood

authored by: Ayten Bilgin, Dieter Wolke, Hayley Trower, Nicole Baumann, Katri Räikkönen, Kati Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Daniel Schnitzlein, Sakari Lemola
Abstract: The aim of the current study was to examine whether self-control skills in childhood moderate the association between very preterm birth (<32 weeks of gestational age) and emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescence. We used data from four prospective cohort studies, which included 29,378 participants in total (N = 645 very preterm; N = 28,733 full-term). Self-control was mother-reported in childhood at 5-11 years whereas emotional problems and peer victimization were both self- and mother-reported at 12-17 years of age. Findings of individual participant data meta-analysis showed that self-control skills in childhood do not moderate the association between very preterm birth and adolescence emotional problems and peer victimization. It was shown that higher self-control skills in childhood predict lower emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescence similarly in very preterm and full-term borns.
Organisation(s): Institute of Labour Economics
External Organisation(s): University of Kent
University of Warwick
University of Leicester
Monash University
University of Helsinki
Tampere University
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
University of Oulu
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Bielefeld University
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Type: Article
Journal: Development and psychopathology
Volume: 36
Pages: 302-311
No. of pages: 10
ISSN: 0954-5794
Publication date: 02.2024
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422001201 (Access: Open)