Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2009):

Social information processing skills in children with histories of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure.

Full Abstract

Based on caregiver report, children with prenatal alcohol exposure have difficulty with social functioning, but little is known about their social cognition. The current study assessed the social information processing patterns of school-age children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure using a paradigm based on Crick and Dodge's reformulated six-stage model. Fifty-two children (aged 7-11) with and without heavy prenatal alcohol exposure were tested using a structured interview measure of social information processing involving 18 videotaped vignettes of children in group entry and provocation situations. Alcohol-exposed children displayed maladaptive processing patterns on the goal, response generation, and response evaluation steps in group entry situations, and encoding, attribution, response evaluation, and enactment steps during provocation situations. Children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure also had difficulty on the Test of Problem Solving, and performance correlated with social information processing measures. Such difficulties may lead to problems in social functioning and warrant early intervention.

Author information

Author/s: McGee, Christie L (CL); Bjorkquist, Olivia A (OA); Price, Joseph M (JM); Mattson, Sarah N (SN); Riley, Edward P (EP);

Affiliation: Center for Behavioral Teratology, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 6363 Alvarado Ct. Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92120, USA. cmcgee(-atsign-)projects.sdsu.edu

Grants: F31 AA016047 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS) ; R01 AA010417 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS) ; T32 AA013525 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Journal of abnormal child psychology (J Abnorm Child Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 37 (issue 6) : pp 817-30

Dates: Created 2009/07/10; Completed 2009/10/02;

PMID: 19283465, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 10/2/2009)

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Alcohol Drinking - psychology Analysis of Variance Child Child Behavior - psychology Cognition Conflict (Psychology) Female Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - psychology Humans

Interpersonal Relations Interview, Psychological Male Maternal Exposure Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Peer Group Pregnancy Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - psychology Social Behavior

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