TY - JOUR

T1 - Mental development of preterm infants in different institutional environment

AU - Chernego, D. I.

AU - Vasilyeva, M. J.

AU - Solodunova, M. Y.

AU - Palmov, O. I.

AU - MacCall, R. B.

AU - Groark, C. J.

AU - Mukhamedrakhimov, R. J.

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - Research studies of institutionalized children have shown severely reduced performance in different areas of mental development. Most of these children are born preterm, however there are a limited number of studies which considered the child gestational age in their analysis. The current study evaluates the mental development of two groups of late preterm infants (30-36 weeks of gestation) raised in a typical institution with care as usual (N = 27), and a family-like institution (N = 16) characterized by stability, sensitivity and responsiveness of the primary social-emotional environment. The BDI (The Battelle Developmental Inventory) is used to assess developmental skills of preterm children. The comparative analysis of infants' development assessed at 3 and 9 months of age is presented. Research data reveal no differences in mental development between the two groups of late preterm children at 3 months of age; conversely, at 9 months of age preterm children from the family-like institution (after 4-8.5 months of institutionalization) have a significantly higher level of personal-social, communicative, adaptive, motor, cognitive and general behavioral development in comparison with their peers from the typical institution. Results are discussed in terms of influence of quality social-emotional environment on infants' mental development from groups of biological risk.

AB - Research studies of institutionalized children have shown severely reduced performance in different areas of mental development. Most of these children are born preterm, however there are a limited number of studies which considered the child gestational age in their analysis. The current study evaluates the mental development of two groups of late preterm infants (30-36 weeks of gestation) raised in a typical institution with care as usual (N = 27), and a family-like institution (N = 16) characterized by stability, sensitivity and responsiveness of the primary social-emotional environment. The BDI (The Battelle Developmental Inventory) is used to assess developmental skills of preterm children. The comparative analysis of infants' development assessed at 3 and 9 months of age is presented. Research data reveal no differences in mental development between the two groups of late preterm children at 3 months of age; conversely, at 9 months of age preterm children from the family-like institution (after 4-8.5 months of institutionalization) have a significantly higher level of personal-social, communicative, adaptive, motor, cognitive and general behavioral development in comparison with their peers from the typical institution. Results are discussed in terms of influence of quality social-emotional environment on infants' mental development from groups of biological risk.

KW - Family care

KW - Institution

KW - Intervention program

KW - Late preterm infants

KW - Mental development

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026636163&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85026636163

VL - 38

SP - 55

EP - 65

JO - Психологический журнал

JF - Психологический журнал

SN - 0205-9592

IS - 2

ER -