The impact of mother's mental health, infant characteristics and war trauma on the acoustic features of infant-directed singing.

ABSTRACT: Infant-directed singing (IDSi) is a natural means of dyadic communication that contributes to children's mental health by enhancing emotion expression, close relationships, exploration and learning. Therefore, it is important to learn about factors that impact the IDSi. This study modeled the mother- (mental health), infant- (emotional responses and health status) and environment (war trauma)-related factors influencing acoustic IDSi features, such as pitch (F0) variability, amplitude and vibration and the F0 contour of shapes and movements. The participants were 236 mothers and infants from Gaza, the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The mothers reported their mental health problems, infants' emotionality and regulation skills, and, along with pediatric checkups, illnesses and disorders,

SUBMITTER: Punamaki RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715458 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature