In:
Child Development, Wiley, Vol. 93, No. 4 ( 2022-07), p. 1030-1043
Abstract:
The first months of life are critical for establishing neural connections relevant for social and cognitive development. Yet, the United States lacks a national policy of paid family leave during this important period of brain development. This study examined associations between paid leave and infant electroencephalography (EEG) at 3 months in a sociodemographically diverse sample of families from New York City ( N = 80; 53 males; 48% Latine; data collection occurred 05/2018–12/2019). Variable‐centered regression results indicate that paid leave status was related to differences in EEG power ( p s 〈 .02, R 2 s 〉 .12). Convergent results from person‐centered latent profile analyses demonstrate that mothers with paid leave were 7.39 times as likely to have infants with EEG profiles characterized by increased higher‐Hz power (95% CI, 1.9–36.9), potentially reflecting more mature patterns of brain activity.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-3920
,
1467-8624
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
215602-7
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2047406-4
SSG:
5,2
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