Predicting the development of infant emotionality from maternal characteristics

• Published in: Development and psychopathology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 19 - 42
• Main Authors: PAULI–POTT, URSULA, MERTESACKER, BETTINA, BECKMANN, DIETER
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 2004
• Subjects: Adult; Affect; Babies; Behavior disorders; Child Development - physiology; Developmental psychology; Emotions; Environmental conditions; Fathers - psychology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Behavior - psychology; Infants; Longitudinal studies; Male; Maternal Behavior - psychology; Mental depression; Mother-Child Relations; Mothers; Mothers - psychology; Prospective Studies; Psychology, Child; Studies

Few studies have examined the associations between environmental conditions and developing infant emotionality or the differential susceptibility to those conditions. The present longitudinal study aims to make a contribution to close that gap. We analyzed whether positive emotionality, negative emo...