Parental and infant predictors of infant anger and fear reactivity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Infant regulation capacities result from a complex learning process influenced both by infant inborn dispositions and parental capacities for effective co-regulation. At the end of their first year of life, infants differ in their capacity to modulate anger and fear, two evolutionary adaptive emotions with important guiding functions for infant behavior.

Aim

The aim of this pilot study was to elicit associations of anger and fear reactivity with parental mind-mindedness, parental sensitivity, and infant early regulation.

Methods

In a sample of 47 families with infants aged 10.3 months on average, linear regression models served to test associations of variables of interest.

Results

Higher maternal mind-mindedness predicted lower infant anger reacti

SUBMITTER: Wade-Bohleber LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920231 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature