TY - JOUR
AU - Jusiene, Roma
AB - Background Little empirical research examines relationships among delivery mode, other childbirth-related factors, maternal characteristics, and child psychosocial development. Objective The aim of this study is to explore the developmental trajectories of toddlers’ emotional and behavioral problems and the predictive role of psycho-social, childbirth, and maternal characteristics. Method Participants were 258 mothers and their children who took part in a longitudi- nal study from birth till the age of 30  months. Self-report instruments were used for the assessment of mothers’ infant rearing attitudes, the quality of relationship with the partner, maternal emotional distress, and maternal self-efficacy. The Child Behavior Checklist (1½– 5) was used for the assessment of children’s behavioral and emotional problems. Results Latent class analysis for emotional and behavioral problems ended in 3-class solu- tions. In regard to emotional problems, 83% of children were classified as having a stable low, 11% an increasing, and 6% a decreasing level of emotional problems. In regard to behavioral problems, 86% of children showed a stable low, 5% an increasing, and 9% a stable high level of behavioral problems. Children’s gender in combination with mater- nal education and maternal infant rearing attitudes predict children’s membership in the increasing and decreasing emotional problem 
TI - Delivery Mode, Maternal Characteristics, and Developmental Trajectories of Toddlers’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems
JF - Child and Youth Care Forum
DO - 10.1007/s10566-019-09487-8
DA - 2019-01-09
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/delivery-mode-maternal-characteristics-and-developmental-trajectories-OGUw0k5Vqi
SP - 405
EP - 425
VL - 48
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -