Children's Behavior and Maternal Parenting Stress in Young Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies.
Alessandra Lorini, Laura Zampini, Gaia Silibello and 7 others
PMID 34636360WHAT IT FOUND
Average behavior scores did not differ between children with sex chromosome trisomies and typically developing peers.
Children with trisomies had lower developmental scores and reported vocabulary, and mothers reported more stress in parent-child interaction.
Key findings
01Children with sex chromosome trisomies had lower developmental quotient scores and smaller reported vocabulary than typically developing children.
02Mean behavior scores did not differ between groups, although 6 of 63 children with sex chromosome trisomies and 1 of 24 typically developing children had clinical or borderline scores.
03Mothers of children with sex chromosome trisomies reported higher stress in parent-child interaction, and this stress was predicted by pervasive developmental behavior scores and lower developmental quotient.
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What it does not show
The typically developing group was small, and the groups differed in parental age and education. The study looked at one time point, so it cannot show how behavior, language, or stress change over time. Behavior scores were mostly nonclinical, and the authors note that behavioral problems may not be apparent at this age. The study did not test an intervention, so it cannot show that monitoring or support improves outcomes. Trisomy families came from a hospital monitoring program, while typically developing families were recruited for a university research project.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that children with sex chromosome trisomies have clear behavioral problems. The mean behavior scores did not differ between groups, and only 6 of 63 children with trisomies and 1 of 24 typically developing children had clinical or borderline scores.