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Title: Neonatal Surgency Moderates the Association between the Home Environment and Executive Functions in Children with a Family History of ADHD
Language: English
Authors: Tzlil Einziger, Judith G. Auerbach, Andrea Berger
Source: Infant and Child Development. 2025 34(6).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Neonates, Personality Traits, Emotional Response, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disability Identification, Males, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Young Children, Parents, Correlation, Family Environment, Infant Behavior, Child Development
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Conners Rating Scales, Rothbart Infant Behavior Questionnaire, Home Observation for Measurement of Environment, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
DOI: 10.1002/icd.70072
ISSN: 1522-7227
1522-7219
Abstract: Contemporary perspectives suggest that some children are more sensitive to their caregiving environment than others. This prospective longitudinal study examined the role of environmental sensitivity in the developmental pathways of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), focusing on its early identification during the neonatal period. Ninety-five Israeli boys, varying in their likelihood of developing ADHD, based on parental ADHD symptoms, were followed from birth to age 7 years. Both neonatal temperamental surgency and parental ADHD symptoms moderated the correlation between the early home environment (measured at 54 months) and child executive functions (EF; measured at 7 years), with medium effect sizes (double moderation; [delta]R[superscript 2] = 0.12, [beta] = 0.32 and 0.28, respectively). Among children with elevated levels of both parental ADHD symptoms and neonatal surgency, a more enriched home environment predicted higher EF. Very early and accurate detection of sensitivity to the environment can facilitate early preventive interventions to moderate the development of ADHD symptoms.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1492041
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