Joan L Luby, Max P Herzberg, Caroline Hoyniak, Rebecca Tillman, Rachel E Lean, Rebecca Brady, Regina Triplett, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, David Loseille, Tara Smyser, Cynthia E Rogers, Barbara Warner, Christopher D Smyser, Deanna M Barch
IMPORTANCE: Defining basic psychosocial resources to facilitate thriving in the first year of life could tangibly inform policy and enhance child development worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To determine if key environmental supports measured as a thrive factor (T-factor) in the first year of life positively impact brain, cognitive, and socioemotional outcomes through age 3. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This prospective longitudinal cohort study took place at a Midwestern academic medical center from 2017 through 2022...
March 18, 2024: JAMA Pediatrics