Mother-infant interaction characteristics associate with infant falling reactivity and child peer problems at pre-school age.
PLoS One
; 19(6): e0302661, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38833457
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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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mother-Child Relations
Limits:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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