Crockenberg Susan C, Leerkes Esther M
Psychology Department, Dewey Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Dev Psychopathol. 2006 Winter;18(1):17-34. doi: 10.1017/S0954579406060020.
The degree to which infant regulatory behaviors, together with infant reactivity to novelty, predicted anxious behavior at 2.5 years, and the moderating effect of maternal behavior were tested. Sixty-four low-risk mothers and infants participated. Mothers rated infant negative reactivity and anxious behavior; infant and maternal behaviors were observed at 6 months postpartum. Based on results of hierarchical, multiple regressions, infant regulatory behaviors (i.e., attention control, withdrawal) moderated associations between reactivity to novelty and later anxious behavior, but predictions depended also on maternal behavior. High reactivity to novelty, in conjunction with withdrawal and with poor attention control, predicted anxious behavior only when mothers were less engaged or less sensitive, suggesting that maternal behavior alters developmental trajectories associated with infant temperament.
研究测试了婴儿调节行为以及婴儿对新事物的反应性对2.5岁时焦虑行为的预测程度，以及母亲行为的调节作用。64对低风险的母婴参与了研究。母亲对婴儿的消极反应性和焦虑行为进行评分；在产后6个月观察婴儿和母亲的行为。基于分层多元回归的结果，婴儿调节行为（即注意力控制、退缩）调节了对新事物的反应性与后期焦虑行为之间的关联，但预测也取决于母亲的行为。只有当母亲参与度较低或敏感性较差时，对新事物的高反应性，再加上退缩和注意力控制不佳，才会预测出焦虑行为，这表明母亲行为会改变与婴儿气质相关的发展轨迹。
