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Developmental and temperamental differences in emotion regulation in infancy

S C Mangelsdorf1, J R Shapiro, D Marzolf

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign 61820, USA.

Child Development
|December 1, 1995
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Infants develop emotion regulation strategies from 6 to 18 months. Younger infants use gaze aversion and fussing, while older infants increasingly use self-soothing and direct interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Infant behavior
  • Emotion regulation

Background:

  • Infancy involves adapting to arousing or uncertain events.
  • Developing emotion regulation is a key infant adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine emotion regulation strategy use in infants aged 6 to 18 months.
  • To understand developmental changes in infant coping mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • 75 infants (25 each at 6, 12, and 18 months) interacted with strangers.
  • Continuous sampling via portable computer recorded frequency and duration of coping behaviors.
  • Coded strategies included gaze aversion, fussing, self-soothing, and self-distraction.

Main Results:

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  • 6-month-olds primarily used gaze aversion and fussing.
  • 18-month-olds were more likely to use self-soothing and self-distraction.
  • Older infants (18 months) actively directed interactions; strategy use varied with wariness of strangers.

    • Conclusions:

    • Infant emotion regulation strategies significantly develop between 6 and 18 months.
    • Early coping mechanisms shift from passive to more active strategies.
    • Wariness of strangers influences strategy selection in infants.