Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Infant Ment Health J. 2020 Sep;41(5):642-650. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21873. Epub 2020 Jun 22.
In the current study, we evaluated the extent to which mothers reported emotion dysregulation on the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (DERS) (a) converged with physiological indices of emotion dysregulation while parenting, (b) correlated with maternal sensitivity, and (c) predicted infant attachment disorganization and behavior problems in a sample of 259 mothers and their infants. When infants were 6 months old, mothers' physiological arousal and regulation were measured during parenting tasks and mothers completed the DERS. Maternal sensitivity was observed during distress-eliciting tasks when infants were 6 and 14 months old. Infant attachment disorganization was assessed during the Strange Situation when infants were 14 months old and mothers reported on infants' behavior problems when infants were 27 months old. Mothers who reported greater emotion regulation difficulties were more physiologically dysregulated during stressful parenting tasks and also showed lower levels of maternal sensitivity at 6 months. Mother-reported dysregulation predicted higher likelihood of infant attachment disorganization and more behavior problems. Results suggest that the DERS is a valid measure of maternal emotional dysregulation and may be a useful tool for future research and intervention efforts aimed toward promoting positive parenting and early child adjustment.
在本研究中，我们评估了母亲在育儿时报告情绪失调的程度（a）与情绪失调的生理指标是否一致，（b）与母亲的敏感性是否相关，以及（c）在 259 名母亲及其婴儿的样本中预测婴儿的依恋失调和行为问题。当婴儿 6 个月大时，在育儿任务中测量母亲的生理唤醒和调节，母亲完成 DERS。在婴儿 6 个月和 14 个月时进行诱发痛苦的任务时观察到母亲的敏感性。当婴儿 14 个月大时进行陌生情境测试评估婴儿的依恋失调，当婴儿 27 个月大时母亲报告婴儿的行为问题。报告情绪调节困难程度较高的母亲在压力大的育儿任务中表现出更高的生理失调，并且在 6 个月时的母亲敏感性也较低。母亲报告的失调程度预测婴儿依恋失调和行为问题的可能性更高。研究结果表明，DERS 是一种有效的母亲情绪失调测量工具，可能是未来促进积极育儿和儿童早期适应的研究和干预努力的有用工具。
