Table 3.
Mental health outcomes in a hospital-based population of children prenatally exposed to substances (n = 57) and possible predictors of mental health.
| SNAP Combined |
SNAP Inattention |
SNAP Hyperactivity/impulsivity |
ASSQ Total |
ASSQ Social difficulties |
ASSQ Motor/tics/OCD |
ASSQ Autistic style |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Age | −0.03 | 0.05 | −0.09 | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.17 | 0.14 |
| Gender | −0.22 | −0.12 | −0.26 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.12 |
| Early placementa | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| NAS | 0.22 | 0.29* | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.22 | −0.08 |
| IQ | −0.38** | −0.48*** | −0.22 | −0.35* | −0.40** | −0.40** | 0.02 |
| R2 (adjusted) | 0.23 (0.16) | 0.28 (0.21) | 0.17 (0.09) | 0.12 (0.03) | 0.15 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.10) | 0.04 (0.00) |
Abbreviations: ASSQ, Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire; IQ, intelligence quotient; NAS neonatal abstinence syndrome; SNAP, Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Questionnaire, revision IV (SNAP-IV).
Results from multiple regression analysis for SNAP Combined, SNAP Inattention, and SNAP Hyperactivity/impulsivity, and ASSQ Total, ASSQ Social difficulties, ASSQ Motor/tics/OCD, and ASSQ Autistic style. Relations are given by beta-weights (β) and model fit by explained variance.
a
Placement in adopted home or foster care before 1 year of age.
*
P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.