Stifter Cynthia A, Spinrad Tracy L
Department of Human Development and Family Studies Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Family and Human Development Arizona State University.
Infancy. 2002 Apr;3(2):133-152. doi: 10.1207/S15327078IN0302_2. Epub 2002 Apr 1.
The goal of this study was to examine the effect of excessive crying in early infancy on the development of emotion self-regulation. Cry diaries were used to categorize excessive criers and typical criers at 6 weeks of age. At 5 and 10 months of age, infants and mothers participated in procedures to elicit infant reactivity and regulation during a frustration task and maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness during a free-play session. Last, maternal ratings of temperament were obtained. Results revealed excessive criers to show higher levels of negative reactivity than typical criers. Excessive criers also demonstrated lower regulation, but this finding was only significant for male infants. Boys in the excessive criers group exhibited the lowest level of emotion self-regulation. Maternal behavior and ratings of temperament at 5 and 10 months failed to distinguish the 2 cry groups. The findings suggest that excessive crying may influence the developmental trajectory of the ability of boys to self-regulate emotion. The hypothesized processes involved in this outcome are discussed.
本研究的目的是探讨婴儿早期过度哭闹对情绪自我调节发展的影响。采用哭泣日记对6周龄时的过度哭闹婴儿和典型哭闹婴儿进行分类。在5个月和10个月大时，婴儿和母亲参与了一些程序，以激发婴儿在挫折任务中的反应性和调节能力，以及母亲在自由玩耍环节中的敏感性和侵扰性。最后，获得了母亲对婴儿气质的评分。结果显示，过度哭闹婴儿比典型哭闹婴儿表现出更高水平的消极反应性。过度哭闹婴儿的调节能力也较低，但这一发现仅在男婴中显著。过度哭闹组的男孩表现出最低水平的情绪自我调节能力。母亲在5个月和10个月时的行为及气质评分未能区分这两组哭闹婴儿。研究结果表明，过度哭闹可能会影响男孩自我调节情绪能力的发展轨迹。本文还讨论了这一结果所涉及的假设过程。
