biostudies-literatureUnknown17Wade-Bohleber LM<h4>Introduction</h4>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.<h4>Aim</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Higher maternal mind-mindedness predicted lower infant anger reactiFrontiers in psychology1716579https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12920231biostudies-literatureParental and infant predictors of infant anger and fear reactivity.PMC12920231Wade-Bohleber LMVon Wyl AfalseParental and infant predictors of infant anger and fear reactivity.<h4>Introduction</h4>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.<h4>Aim</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Higher maternal mind-mindedness predicted lower infant anger reacti2026-01-01T00:00:00Z20262026-07-09T12:09:51.641Z2026-07-09T11:10:43.374ZS-EPMC129202314172565410.3389/fpsyg.2026.1716579