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De Ocampo AC, Macias MM, Saylor CF, et al. Caretaker perception of child vulnerability predicts behavior problems in NICU graduates. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2003;34(2):83-96doi: 10.1023/a:1027384306827.
De Ocampo, A. C., Macias, M. M., Saylor, C. F., & Katikaneni, L. D. (2003). Caretaker perception of child vulnerability predicts behavior problems in NICU graduates. Child psychiatry and human development, 34(2), 83-96. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1027384306827
De Ocampo, Anna C, et al. "Caretaker perception of child vulnerability predicts behavior problems in NICU graduates." Child psychiatry and human development vol. 34,2 (2003): 83-96. doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1027384306827
De Ocampo AC, Macias MM, Saylor CF, Katikaneni LD. Caretaker perception of child vulnerability predicts behavior problems in NICU graduates. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2003;34(2):83-96. doi: 10.1023/a:1027384306827. PMID: 14617943.
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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2003;34(2):83-96. doi: 10.1023/a:1027384306827.

Caretaker perception of child vulnerability predicts behavior problems in NICU graduates.

Child psychiatry and human development

Anna C De Ocampo, Michelle M Macias, Conway F Saylor, Lakshmi D Katikaneni

Affiliations

  1. Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC 9601, USA.

PMID: 14617943 DOI: 10.1023/a:1027384306827

Abstract

This study explores parental perception of child vulnerability (PPCV) and parent overprotection (POP) and their relationship to neonatal medical problems, child development and behavior. Participants included 90 lower income parents of NICU graduates ages 22-81 months consecutively enrolled at a high-risk neonatal developmental follow-up clinic. Parents completed the Child Vulnerability Scale (CVS), the Parent Protection Scale (PPS) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) regarding their children. Step-wise regression analysis revealed the CVS as the sole predictor of child behavior, accounting for 13% of the variance in the CBCL Total T-score (R(2) =.13, $be =.86, p <.006). Neonatal medical problems, Child DQ, and most parental demographic variables did not correlate with CVS or PPS scores. A significant correlation between CVS and the separation subscale of the PPS was noted (r =.31, p <.01). We conclude that NICU graduates perceived vulnerable by their caretakers have significant behavioral difficulties compared to those perceived as not vulnerable. Future research should address early parental antecedents of PPCV, the persistence of PPCV, and its effects on behavioral outcomes.

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