Dieter Wolke discusses the details of this research in a Q&A with APS
Q&A with Dieter Wolke on his recent study in Psychological Science, Impact of Bullying in Childhood on Adult Health, Wealth, Crime, and Social Outcomes.
…The Default Mode Network Mediates the Impact of Infant Regulatory Problems on Adult Avoidant Personality Traits
Adults who had experienced infant regulatory problems (RPs) have more avoidant personality traits that are mediated by the default mode network (DMN). Persistent and/or multiple infant RPs and the DMN may be targets to attenuate behavioral and emotional problems.
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Prospective Study of Physical Activity of Preterm Born Children from Age 5 to 14 Years.
Objective -To investigate whether level of prematurity (very, moderate, late preterm, vs full term) is associated with physical activity from childhood to adolescence and to identify factors in childhood that predict moderate-vigorous physical activity in early adolescence.
…IQ a Better Predictor of Adult Economic Success than Maths
· IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than maths for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to a new study in PLOS One.
· Many preterm children demonstrating cognitive impairments attend mainstream schools, it also provides an opportunity to develop strategies for ensuring that they receive best support for their learning progress.
· The better their learning progress the more likely they are to have economic success in adult life.
…General cognitive but not mathematic abilities predict very preterm and healthy term born adults’ wealth
Very preterm (<32 weeks gestation; VP) and/or very low birth weight (<1500g; VLBW) children often have cognitive and mathematic difficulties. It is unknown whether VP/VLBW children’s frequent mathematic problems significantly add to the burden of negative life-course consequences over and above effects of more general cognitive deficits. Our aim was to determine whether negative consequences of VP/VLBW versus healthy term birth on adult wealth are mediated by mathematic abilities in childhood, or rather explained by more general cognitive abilities.
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Professor Dieter Wolke to talk at SRCD 2019 BIENNIAL MEETING – March 2019
Professor Dieter Wolke invited to talk on ‘Infant regulatory problems and developmental trajectories into adulthood’ International Day: Thursday 21st March 2019 at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2019 Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, USA – March 2019.
Gestational diabetes, but not pre-pregnancy overweight predicts cardio-metabolic markers in offspring twenty years later
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Context: Maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) and pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥25kg/m2) may adversely affect offspring cardio-metabolic health.
Objective: To assess associations of maternal GDM and pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity with adult offspring cardio-metabolic risk factors.
…Transition as a topic in psychiatry training throughout Europe: trainees’ perspective
The majority of adolescents with mental health problems do not experience continuity of care when they reach the transition boundary of their child and adolescent mental health service. One of the obstacles for a smooth transition to adult mental health services concerns the lack of training for health-care professionals involved in the transition process. This study aims to seek psychiatric trainees’ opinions regarding training on transition and the knowledge and skills required for managing transition.
…Association of physical activity and cardiorespiratory function or BMI and body composition in preterm‐born individuals: a systematic review
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Aim
To evaluate the association of physical activity (PA) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), peak oxygen consumption (pVO2), body mass index (BMI) and body composition in preterm‐born individuals.
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