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. 2023 Jan 11:10:1080163.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.1080163. eCollection 2022.

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

Amy K Connery  1 , Radhika S Raghunathan  2 , Alison M Colbert  1 , Laszlo Erdodi  3 , Seth Warschausky  4 , Alissa Huth-Bocks  5 , H Gerry Taylor  6 , Trivellore Raghunathan  7 , Patricia Berglund  7 , Angela D Staples  8 , Angela Lukomski  9 , Jazmine Kirkland  5 , Jennifer Cano  8 , Renee Lajiness-O'Neill  4   8 ; PediaTrac Project Consortium**
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The influence of sociodemographic factors and response style on caregiver report of infant developmental status

Amy K Connery et al. Front Pediatr. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: caregiver report; early childhood development; infant development; response style; sociodemographic factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that couldbe construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer AR declared a shared parent affiliation with the authors SW, TR, PB to the handling editor at the time of review.

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