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ArticleResearch on child and adolescent psychopathology2025

Characterizing Social Communication Difficulties in Young Children within a Longitudinal Ecological Systems Framework.

Samantha C Perlstein, Wanjikũ F M Njoroge, Lauren K White, Julia Parish-Morris, Alasia I Williams, Kayla S Malone, Yuheiry Rodriguez, Sydney Sun, Kate Wisniewski, Ayomide Popoola and 7 more

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Samantha C PerlsteinDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Wanjikũ F M NjorogeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Lauren K WhiteDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Julia Parish-MorrisDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Alasia I WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Kayla S MaloneDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Yuheiry RodriguezDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Sydney SunDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Kate WisniewskiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Ayomide PopoolaDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Michaela FlumDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Sara L KornfieldDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Jakob SeidlitzDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Barbara H ChaiyachatiPolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Ran BarzilayDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Raquel E GurDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA.
Rebecca WallerDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Levin Building, 425 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. rwaller@sas.upenn.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5069-1183

Funding

Prenatal to Preschool: The Impact of the Pandemic on Mothers and children, with a focus on syndemic effects on Black familiesR01MH128593 · NIMH · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Wanjiku Felicia Mbugua Njoroge · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Clinical and biologic health trajectories after early life adversityK08MH129657 · NIMH · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Barbara Hirschman Chaiyachati · 2022 to 2026
$905k
NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH129657NIMH NIH HHS K08MH129657NIMH NIH HHS MH128593NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH128593
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Abstract

Social communication difficulties are a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology. However, few studies have examined prospective risk for social communication difficulties in young children within an ecological systems framework. Our sample was 251 parent-child dyads assessed during pregnancy, postpartum, and toddlerhood (child ages 1 and 2). We leveraged observer ratings of child behavior, parent-reported questionnaires, and geocoded data. We examined prospective risk factors for social communication difficulties at ages 1 and 2, including at the level of the child (gestational age), family (household income, maternal mental health, maternal-child bonding), and neighborhood (neighborhood resources). Fewer neighborhood resources were associated with more social communication difficulties at age 1, but only among dyads with impaired maternal bonding. Lower gestational age, lower household income, and impaired maternal bonding were associated with more child social communication difficulties at age 2. Fewer neighborhood resources were also related to more social communication difficulties at age 2, specifically among families with low household incomes. Findings provide insight into families who may benefit from early intervention to reduce transdiagnostic risk for child psychopathology across ecological systems, including efforts to target maternal bonding and poverty.

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Child BehaviorCommunicationMother-Child RelationsObject AttachmentAdultChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeighborhood CharacteristicsPovertyPregnancyRisk FactorsEcological systemsMaternal bondingPeripartum riskSocial communicationToddlerhood

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PMID40122964
PMCPMC12031844

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