Conway Anne, McDonough Susan C, Mackenzie Michael, Miller Alison, Dayton Carolyn, Rosenblum Katherine, Muzik Maria, Sameroff Arnold
Columbia University.
Infant Ment Health J. 2014 May-Jun;35(3):274-84. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21445. Epub 2014 Mar 26.
The ability to self-generate positive emotions is an important component of emotion regulation. In this study, we focus on children's latency to express positive emotions following challenging situations and assess whether this ability operates through early maternal sensitivity and children's effortful control. Longitudinal relations between maternal sensitivity, infant negative affect, effortful control, and latency to positive emotion following challenge were examined in 156 children who were 33 months of age. Structural equation models supported the hypothesis that maternal sensitivity during infancy predicted better effortful control and, in turn, shorter latencies to positive emotions following challenge at 33 months. Directions for future research are discussed.
自我产生积极情绪的能力是情绪调节的一个重要组成部分。在本研究中，我们关注儿童在具有挑战性的情境后表达积极情绪的潜伏期，并评估这种能力是否通过早期的母亲敏感性和儿童的努力控制来发挥作用。我们对156名33个月大的儿童进行了研究，考察了母亲敏感性、婴儿消极情绪、努力控制以及挑战后积极情绪潜伏期之间的纵向关系。结构方程模型支持了这样的假设，即婴儿期的母亲敏感性预示着更好的努力控制，进而预示着在33个月大时面对挑战后产生积极情绪的潜伏期更短。本文还讨论了未来研究的方向。
