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ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2022

Does rapid rebound height growth come at a neurocognitive cost for previously institutionalized youth?

Brie M Reid, Danruo Zhong, Bonny Donzella, Mariann Howland, Bao Moua, Megan R Gunnar

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Article in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brie M ReidDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0056-5995
Danruo ZhongInstitute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Bonny DonzellaInstitute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Mariann HowlandInstitute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Bao MouaInstitute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Megan R GunnarInstitute of Child Development, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
University of Minnesota · USBrown University · US

Funding

Recovery from Early Life Stress in Children Adopted from InstitutionsR01MH080905 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI GUNNAR, MEGAN R · 2008 to 2012
$2.4M
Research Training in Childhood Stress, Trauma, and ResilienceT32HD101392 · NICHD · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI PARADE, STEPHANIE HART, STROUD, LAURA R · 2020 to 2024
$1.7M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD101392NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080905
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeight growth faltering is associated with less optimal behavioral outcomes and educational achievement. Although catch-up growth after growth delay may result in developmental gains, it may also present as a double-edged sword, with consequences for neurocognitive functioning such as symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity. As previously institutionalized (PI) children experience height delays at adoption and catch-up growth after adoption, they provide a cohort to test associations between catch-up growth and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.

methodsThis study used latent growth curve modeling to examine how catch-up in height-for-age growth is related to attention problems in a population of PI youth followed from adoption in infancy through kindergarten. Participants were assessed within three months of arrival into their families (age at entry: 18-36 months). Anthropometrics were measured four times, approximately 7 months apart. Two visits measured behavioral outcomes with parent and teacher reports of ADHD, internalizing, and externalizing symptoms at age 5 and kindergarten.

resultsThe slope of growth in height z-scores, but not the intercept, was positively associated with parent- and teacher-reported ADHD symptoms in children. A one standard deviation increase in the slope of height z-scores across four assessments was associated with a 0.252 standard deviation increase in ADHD symptoms after controlling for internalizing and externalizing problems, iron status, duration of institutional care, sex, and age. The slope of growth was also associated with internalizing but not externalizing symptoms.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates that PI children exhibit individual trajectories of height growth postadoption. Higher rates of change in height-for-age growth were associated with increased ADHD symptoms. These results suggest that catch-up growth comes 'at the cost' of poor attention regulation and hyperactive behavior.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAdolescentChildChild, InstitutionalizedChild, PreschoolHumansInfantIronParentsSchoolsIronattention problemscatch-up growthDevelopmental originsearly childhoodearly life adversity

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PMID35253222
PMCPMC11114590
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