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Published on: February 25, 2016
Mother-infant interaction characteristics associate with infant falling reactivity and child peer problems at
Silvia Rigato1, Pascal Vrticka1, Manuela Stets1
1Department of Psychology, Centre for Brain Science, University of Essex, Colchester, England.
Abstract:
This longitudinal study investigated the associations between mother-infant interaction characteristics at 9 months of age, maternal mental health, infant temperament in the first year postpartum, and child behaviour at 3 years of age. The infants (N = 54, 22 females) mainly had White British ethnic backgrounds (85.7%). Results showed that i) mother-infant dyadic affective mutuality positively correlated with infant falling reactivity, suggesting that better infant regulatory skills are associated with the dyad's ability to share and understand each other's emotions; and ii) maternal respect for infant autonomy predicted fewer child peer problems at 3 years of age, suggesting that maternal respect for the validity of the infant's individuality promotes better social and emotional development in early childhood.
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