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Mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness influences physiological emotion regulation of infants across the first year of life.
Dev Sci. 2018 11; 21(6):e12689.DS

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to test whether mothers' (n = 116) and fathers' (n = 116) mind-mindedness predicts infants' physiological emotion regulation (heart rate variability; HRV) across the first year of life. Three hypotheses were examined: (a) parents' mind-mindedness at 4 and 12 months predicts infants' HRV at 12 months over and above infants' initial HRV levels at 4 months, (b) mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness independently predict infant HRV, and (c) the effects of mind-mindedness on infant HRV (partially) operate via parenting behaviour. Infants' HRV was assessed during rest and a stranger approach. Mind-mindedness was assessed by calculating the proportions of appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments during free-play interactions, and parenting quality was observed at 4 and 12 months in the same interactions. Path analyses showed that mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 and 12 months predicted higher baseline HRV at 12 months, whereas mothers' non-attuned comments predicted lower baseline HRV at 12 months. Similar, but concurrent, relations were found for fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments and infant baseline HRV at 12 months. In addition, fathers' appropriate mind-related comments showed an indirect association with infant baseline HRV at 12 months via fathers' parenting quality. With regard to infant HRV reactivity during the stranger approach, mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 months and fathers' non-attuned mind-related comments at 12 months predicted a larger HRV decline during the stranger approach at 12 months. Infants' HRV at 4 months did not predict parents' later mind-mindedness. The results indicate that mothers' and fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related speech uniquely impacts the development of infants' physiological emotion regulation.

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Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

MeSH

AdultEmotionsFamilyFathersFemaleHeart RateHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleMothersParenting

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

29920863

Citation

Zeegers, Moniek A J., et al. "Mothers' and Fathers' Mind-mindedness Influences Physiological Emotion Regulation of Infants Across the First Year of Life." Developmental Science, vol. 21, no. 6, 2018, pp. e12689.

Zeegers MAJ, de Vente W, Nikolić M, et al. Mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness influences physiological emotion regulation of infants across the first year of life. Dev Sci. 2018;21(6):e12689.

Zeegers, M. A. J., de Vente, W., Nikolić, M., Majdandžić, M., Bögels, S. M., & Colonnesi, C. (2018). Mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness influences physiological emotion regulation of infants across the first year of life. Developmental Science, 21(6), e12689. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12689

Zeegers MAJ, et al. Mothers' and Fathers' Mind-mindedness Influences Physiological Emotion Regulation of Infants Across the First Year of Life. Dev Sci. 2018;21(6):e12689. PubMed PMID: 29920863.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness influences physiological emotion regulation of infants across the first year of life. AU - Zeegers,Moniek A J, AU - de Vente,Wieke, AU - Nikolić,Milica, AU - Majdandžić,Mirjana, AU - Bögels,Susan M, AU - Colonnesi,Cristina, Y1 - 2018/06/19/ PY - 2017/07/05/received PY - 2018/04/20/accepted PY - 2018/6/20/pubmed PY - 2019/1/18/medline PY - 2018/6/20/entrez SP - e12689 EP - e12689 JF - Developmental science JO - Dev Sci VL - 21 IS - 6 N2 - The main aim of this study was to test whether mothers' (n = 116) and fathers' (n = 116) mind-mindedness predicts infants' physiological emotion regulation (heart rate variability; HRV) across the first year of life. Three hypotheses were examined: (a) parents' mind-mindedness at 4 and 12 months predicts infants' HRV at 12 months over and above infants' initial HRV levels at 4 months, (b) mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness independently predict infant HRV, and (c) the effects of mind-mindedness on infant HRV (partially) operate via parenting behaviour. Infants' HRV was assessed during rest and a stranger approach. Mind-mindedness was assessed by calculating the proportions of appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments during free-play interactions, and parenting quality was observed at 4 and 12 months in the same interactions. Path analyses showed that mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 and 12 months predicted higher baseline HRV at 12 months, whereas mothers' non-attuned comments predicted lower baseline HRV at 12 months. Similar, but concurrent, relations were found for fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments and infant baseline HRV at 12 months. In addition, fathers' appropriate mind-related comments showed an indirect association with infant baseline HRV at 12 months via fathers' parenting quality. With regard to infant HRV reactivity during the stranger approach, mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 months and fathers' non-attuned mind-related comments at 12 months predicted a larger HRV decline during the stranger approach at 12 months. Infants' HRV at 4 months did not predict parents' later mind-mindedness. The results indicate that mothers' and fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related speech uniquely impacts the development of infants' physiological emotion regulation. SN - 1467-7687 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/29920863/Mothers'_and_fathers'_mind_mindedness_influences_physiological_emotion_regulation_of_infants_across_the_first_year_of_life_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -