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Emotion Regulation in Context: Situational Effects on Infant and Caregiver Behavior
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Miller, Alison L. McDonough, Susan C. Rosenblum, Katherine L. Sameroff, Arnold J. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | Journal: Infancy Emotion regulation is an important developmental task of the early years of life. However, situational effects are rarely examined. In this study, we evaluated situational effects on 7-month-olds' and their mothers' emotional expression and interactive regulation behavior, individual differences across situations, and intercorrelations within situations. Mother-infant dyads (N = 225) were observed interacting during episodes from play, teaching, and still-face situations that varied along 2 developmentally salient dimensions: emotional challenge (low vs. high), and attentional focus (face-to-face vs. object). Attentional focus affected mothers' behavior, whereas both challenge and attentional focus affected infants. Associations between mother and infant behaviors varied in each situation. High-challenge situations provided more consistent individual differences in infants and more negative behavior from mothers. Findings have implications for appropriate assessment of emotion regulation in infancy. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1207/S15327078IN0304_01/pdf |
| Ending Page | 433 |
| Page Count | 31 |
| Starting Page | 403 |
| ISSN | 15250008 |
| e-ISSN | 15327078 |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327078in0304_01 |
| Journal | Infancy |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2002-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Infancy Developmental Psychology Emotion Regulation Individual Differences Situational Effects Emotional Expression Focus Affected |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Developmental and Educational Psychology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
