Monk Timothy H, Burk Linnea R, Klein Marjorie H, Kupfer David J, Soehner Adriane M, Essex Marilyn J
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Psychiatry Res. 2010 Jul 30;178(2):370-3. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.09.020. Epub 2010 May 21.
Daily lifestyle regularity is measured using the Social Rhythm Metric (SRM). We developed a Baby SRM, with 59 babies followed for approximately 13years. Baby SRM score at age 1 month significantly predicted the child's school (K-9, 5 time points) anxiety level (more regular=less anxious), and may be mediated through sociability and directed-attention pathways.