The influence of sociodemographic factors and response style on caregiver report of infant developmental status

Amy K. Connery; Radhika S. Raghunathan; Alison M. Colbert; Laszlo Erdodi; Seth Warschausky; Alissa Huth-Bocks; H. Gerry Taylor; Trivellore Raghunathan; Patricia Berglund; Angela D. Staples; Angela Lukomski; Jazmine Kirkland; Jennifer Cano; Renee Lajiness-O’Neill; Renee Lajiness-O’Neill; the PediaTrac Project Consortium**

doi:10.3389/fped.2022.1080163

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jan 2023)

The influence of sociodemographic factors and response style on caregiver report of infant developmental status

Amy K. Connery,
Radhika S. Raghunathan,
Alison M. Colbert,
Laszlo Erdodi,
Seth Warschausky,
Alissa Huth-Bocks,
H. Gerry Taylor,
Trivellore Raghunathan,
Patricia Berglund,
Angela D. Staples,
Angela Lukomski,
Jazmine Kirkland,
Jennifer Cano,
Renee Lajiness-O’Neill,
Renee Lajiness-O’Neill,
the PediaTrac Project Consortium**

Affiliations

Amy K. Connery: Children’s Hospital Colorado, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States
Radhika S. Raghunathan: Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
Alison M. Colbert: Children’s Hospital Colorado, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States
Laszlo Erdodi: Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, ON, Canada
Seth Warschausky: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Alissa Huth-Bocks: Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States
H. Gerry Taylor: Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Trivellore Raghunathan: Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Patricia Berglund: Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Angela D. Staples: Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
Angela Lukomski: Nursing, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
Jazmine Kirkland: Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States
Jennifer Cano: Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
Renee Lajiness-O’Neill: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Renee Lajiness-O’Neill: Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
the PediaTrac Project Consortium**

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.1080163
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Caregiver report is the most feasible way to assess early childhood development but is susceptible to the influences of response style and sociodemographic factors. In a sample of 571 caregiver-infant dyads (47.8% female; 48% White), we compared caregiver reports on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Third Edition (ASQ-3) with reports on a novel, web-based assessment, PediaTrac™. Ratings on PediaTrac correlated with ratings on the ASQ-3 at all time points (2, 4, 6, and 9 months). Caregiver age, response style, and sociodemographic factors accounted for significant variance on both measures. Developmental reporting of early childhood skills is influenced by caregiver response style and sociodemographic factors. These influences must be considered in order to ensure the accurate identification of infant developmental status.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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