Observational studyChild development2018
Family Context Moderates the Association of Maternal Postpartum Depression and Stability of Infant Temperament.
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- Emotion regulation among African American infants and their coparents in the context of triangular interactions at 12 months post-partum.Infant mental health journal · 2026Trial
- Maternal history of maltreatment interacts with DNA methylation patterns to predict infant temperament.Child abuse & neglect · 2025Article
- Associations of household tobacco smoking status with childhood temperament among U.S. preschool-aged children.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Can centre-based childcare buffer against the negative effects of family adversity on child socio-emotional wellbeing?European journal of public health · 2021Article
- Sex Differences in Associations between Early Adversity, Child Temperament, and Behavior Problems.International journal of behavioral development · 2020Article
- The Effects of Early Postpartum Depression on Infant Temperament.Early child development and care · 2020Article
- COVID-19 pandemic effects: Examining prenatal internalizing symptoms and infant temperament.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant StudiesArticle
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Abstract
Maternal postpartum depression, maternal sensitivity, and family functioning were examined as predictors of the stability of observed infant temperament over the first 30 months of life (N = 147 families). Eight observations at 8, 15, and 30 months postpartum were used to assess infant temperament. Structured clinical interviews were used to assess maternal depression, and observational assessments were used to assess family functioning and maternal sensitivity. Family context moderated the effect of maternal depression on change in infant temperament. Maternal depression was associated with change in infant temperament when maternal sensitivity was low but not when maternal sensitivity was high. Family functioning similarly moderated these links. Results underscore the centrality of the family context in shaping child behavior over time.
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