Perceived Temperamental Characteristics and Regulation of Physiological Stress: A Study of Wheezy Babies
- 31 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Vol. 15 (2) , 197-209
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/15.2.197
Abstract
Explored prospectively were the temperamental dimensions involved in the modulation of wheeziness in infancy. Subjects were 69 infants, 4 to 8 months old, referred to the emergency room because of wheeziness, and a control group of 30 infants, 4 to 8 months old, referred to the emergency room because of an acute illness other than wheeziness. Infant respiratory clinical score for wheeziness was registered and the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire were completed. Fourteen months later the recurrence of wheeziness attacks-that is, asthma-was investigated. Maternal reports of infant''s rhythmicity significantly improved the prediction of asthma among wheezy babies; wheezy babies were perceived as significantly less active than nonwheezy babies.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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