Optimism in adults born preterm: Systematic review and individual-participant-data meta-analysis.

Rachel K RobinsonKati HeinonenPolina GirchenkoMarius Lahti-PulkkinenEero KajantiePetteri HoviAulikki LanoSture AnderssonJohan G ErikssonDieter WolkeSakari LemolaKatri Räikkönen

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Preterm and term born adults display similar optimism. In preterms, higher birth weight may foster developmental trajectories promoting more optimistic life orientations.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
systematic review
meta analyses
preterm birth
low birth weight
electronic health record
preterm infants
randomized controlled trial