Different aspects of visual perception are important for 12-year social functioning depending on gestational age

Johansson, MartinUppsala universitet,Perinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning (författare)

AimPerceptual mechanisms in social functioning might promote interventions. We investigated relations between visual perception and social functioning, in preterm children.MethodsA prospective preterm cohort born in Uppsala County, Sweden, in 2004–2007 and 49 full-term controls were examined at 12 years. Aspects of visual perception, including static shapes, emotions and time to detect biological motion, were related to social functioning and visual acuity.ResultsThe preterm group comprised 25 extremely preterm children, EPT, born below 28 gestational weeks and 53 children born between 28 and 31 weeks. Preterm children had difficulties in perception of static shapes (p = 0.004) and biological motion (p < 0.001), but not in emotion perception, compared to controls. In the EPT children, poorer shape perception and lower scores on emotion perception were associated with more social problems (p = 0.008) and lower visual acuity (p = 0.004). Shape perception explained more variance in social functioning than emotion perception. In controls, fewer social problems were linked to faster biological motion perception (p = 0.04).ConclusionStatic shape and biological motion perception was affected in the preterm groups. Biological motion perception was relevant for social functioning in full-term children. In EPT children, only shape perception was linked to social functioning, suggesting differential visual perception mechanisms for social deficits.

Fredriksson Kaul, YlvaUppsala universitet,Perinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning(Swepub:uu)ylvfr871 (författare)
Montgomery, CeciliaUppsala universitet,Perinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning(Swepub:uu)cecmo576 (författare)
Larsson, Eva,1961-Uppsala universitet,Oftalmiatrik(Swepub:uu)evalarss (författare)
Hellström-Westas, Lena,1954-Uppsala universitet,Perinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning(Swepub:uu)lenwe671 (författare)
Kochukhova, OlgaUppsala universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Perinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning(Swepub:uu)olkoc020 (författare)
Uppsala universitetPerinatal, neonatal och barnkardiologisk forskning (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Acta Paediatrica: John Wiley & Sons112:7, s. 1537-15470803-52531651-2227

Av författaren/redakt...: Johansson, Marti ...; Fredriksson Kaul ...; Montgomery, Ceci ...; Larsson, Eva, 19 ...; Hellström-Westas ...; Kochukhova, Olga

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