Evidence mapPaperPMID 41649754Full record

SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2026

Early Predictors of the Childhood Dysregulation Profile: A Systematic Review.

Elzbieta Vitkauskaite, Ayten Bilgin

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical child and family psychology review, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Elzbieta VitkauskaiteDepartment of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
Ayten BilginDepartment of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK. a.bilgin@essex.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9502-5814

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Childhood dysregulation profile (DP) involves difficulties in regulating emotions, behaviour and cognitions, and is associated with adverse long-term outcomes, yet its early life predictors are less well understood. This systematic review examined peer-reviewed studies published in English up to December 2024, identifying 12 eligible articles. Findings revealed that family-related factors such as parental mental health symptoms, lower education, prenatal substance use, and higher social adversity were associated with increased childhood DP symptoms, whereas evidence on parenting behaviours and home environment was inconclusive. Among child-related predictors, boys, children with difficult temperaments, and those with early regulatory problems (i.e., excessive crying, sleeping or feeding problems) were more likely to show childhood DP symptoms. On the other hand, the impacts of low birth weight, and gestational age were inconclusive. Research on the influence of language, cognitive skills and early social development remains limited. Further prospective longitudinal studies are needed to strengthen the evidence base.

Indexed as

Child Behavior DisordersEmotional RegulationChildHumansChildhood dysregulation profileChildhood psychopathologyEarly predictorsSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID41649754
PMCPMC12979413

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.