Co-occurring risk and protective factors and regulatory behavior of infants living in low-income homes.

ABSTRACT: Early self-regulation is a foundation for lifelong wellness and can be shaped by the interplay among several vital exposures. In this study, we examined the emergence of reliable profiles based upon exposure to risk and protective factors in infancy, determined if sociodemographic resources predict profile membership, and determined if these profiles predict early regulatory behaviors in a sample of infants reared in low-income homes. Data were collected from a sample of primarily Black or White mother-infant dyads living in low-income homes in the Midwest (n = 222) during the infants' first year of life (mean maternal age at enrollment: 26.29 years; range 18-43 years). Exposures included mother-infant interactions; father support; maternal depression, stress, and self-efficacy; home envir

SUBMITTER: Bates RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8384695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature