2023
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes
Njoroge W, Gerstein E, Lean R, Paul R, Smyser C, Rogers C. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1123-1133. PMID: 37084882, PMCID: PMC10543383, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitChild mental health outcomesPreterm infantsHealth outcomesMental health outcomesNICU stressReference listsHealth factorsSocial determinantsChildren age 5 yearsHigher depressionIntensive care unitLife stressDisparate health outcomesPoor health outcomesAge 5 yearsEthnic groupsNICU dischargeCare unitRisk dyadsChildren ages 5Clinical riskUniversal screeningMaternal symptomatologyAffective symptoms
2009
What are infants learning about race? A look at a sample of infants from multiple racial groups
Njoroge W, Benton T, Lewis M, Njoroge N. What are infants learning about race? A look at a sample of infants from multiple racial groups. Infant Mental Health Journal 2009, 30: 549-567. PMID: 28543674, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIssues of cultureImportance of cultureLittle empirical knowledgeRacial contextSociopolitical contextMultiple racial groupsRacial phenotypeColleagues' theorySocial developmentRace influencesFuture research questionsTheoretical frameworkEthnic groupsArea of studyResearch methodsEmpirical knowledgeRacial groupsResearch questionsChild developmentRaceContextSeparate selfStructured playYoung childrenCulture