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  • Maternal Health
  • Child Behavior

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  • Prenatal maternal stress is linked to adverse child outcomes.
  • Infant emotional regulation during early interactions may mediate this risk.
  • Understanding dynamic emotional processes is crucial for identifying at-risk infants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the link between maternal prenatal stress and infant emotional dynamics.
  • To determine if infant emotional volatility predicts childhood behavior problems.
  • To explore the pathway from prenatal stress to child behavior via infant emotionality.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 210 low-income Mexican-origin mother-infant dyads.
  • Dynamic structural equation modeling to analyze second-by-second infant emotional fluctuations.
  • Assessment of maternal prenatal stress and child behavior problems at 36 and 54 months.

Main Results:

  • Maternal prenatal stress predicted the volatility, but not the mean level, of infant negative affect.
  • Infant negative affect volatility during interaction predicted enduring behavior problems at 36 and 54 months.
  • The mean level of infant negative affect was not associated with childhood behavior problems.

Conclusions:

  • Infant negative emotional volatility is a key mechanism linking prenatal stress exposure to childhood behavior problems.
  • This suggests a child-driven pathway where prenatal experiences shape emotional reactivity, impacting later behavior.
  • Targeting infant emotional regulation may be a promising intervention strategy for mitigating risks associated with prenatal stress.