Robust stability and physiological correlates of infants’ patterns of regulatory behavior in the still-face paradigm at 3 and 9 months
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9796262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miguel Barbosa (0000-0002-0670-0425, University of Lisbon, corresponding author), Marjorie Beeghly (0000-0002-4065-0812, Wayne State University), João Manuel Moreira (0000-0003-3465-7046, University of Lisbon), Edward Z Tronick (University of Massachusetts Boston), Edward Tronick, Marina Fuertes (0000-0001-7061-5092, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2032-2042 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0000616 |
| PMID | 30265028 |
| OpenAlex | W2892906890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
This study examined the stability of three patterns of infant regulatory behavior identified in the face-to-face still-face (FFSF) paradigm at 3 and 9 months-social-positive oriented, distressed-inconsolable, and self-comfort oriented-and whether variations in infants' heart-rate were correlated with them. Although some studies have examined the stability of discrete infant behaviors, none have investigated the stability of early regulatory patterns across FFSF episodes over time. Healthy full-term infants and their mothers (N = 112) were videotaped in the FFSF when infants were 3 and 9 months old. Infants' regulatory patterns were scored with the Coding System for Regulatory Patterns in the FFSF. Infants' heart-rate level during each episode of the FFSF was also assessed. The social-positive-oriented pattern was the most prevalent at both ages. Cross-tabulation analysis showed a robust stability (Cohen's κ = .72) of the regulatory patterns from 3 to 9 months. The heart-rate level of infants with a social-positive-oriented pattern at 3 and 9 months showed recovery to baseline levels following the still-face. In contrast, the heart-rate level of infants with a distressed-inconsolable pattern at 9 months increased from the still-face to the reunion episode, whereas the heart-rate level of infants with a self-comfort-oriented pattern at 9 months did not change from the still-face to the reunion episodes. These results suggest that infants exhibit distinct organized regulatory patterns as early as 3 months that are stable over a 6-month interval and associated with variations in infants' physiological responses across FFSF episodes at both ages. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Blood pressure · Developmental psychology · Heart rate · Heart rate variability · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Infant Health and Development · Internal Medicine · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |