Ontogeny of emotional and behavioral problems in a low-income, Mexican American sample.

ABSTRACT: Clinically meaningful behavior problems are thought to be present beginning in the early toddler years, yet few studies have investigated correlates of behavior problems assessed before age 2 years. The current study investigated the direct and interactive contributions of early infant and caregiver characteristics thought to play an important role in the ontogeny of behavior problems. Specifically, the study examined: (a) the links between infant temperamental reactivity and toddler behavioral symptoms, (b) whether maternal sensitivity moderated associations between temperamental reactivity and behavioral symptoms, (c) whether variability in temperamental reactivity was explained by exposure to maternal stressful life events (SLEs) in utero, and (d) whether child sex moderated these pathw

SUBMITTER: Lin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5873968 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature