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50 Years of ERIC
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Development of Infant Positive Emotionality: The Contribution of Maternal Characteristics and Effects on Subsequent Parenting
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Bridgett, David J.; Laake, Lauren M.; Gartstein, Maria A.; Dorn, Danielle – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The current study examined the influence of maternal characteristics on the development of infant smiling and laughter, a marker of early positive emotionality (PE) and how maternal characteristics and the development of infant PE contributed to subsequent maternal parenting. One hundred fifty-nine mothers with 4-month-old infants participated.…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Emotional Development, Child Development, Mothers
Maternal and Infant Temperament Characteristics as Contributors to Parenting Stress in the First Year Postpartum
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Oddi, Kate B.; Murdock, Kyle W.; Vadnais, Sarah; Bridgett, David J.; Gartstein, Maria A. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Although prominent models emphasize that maternal, child, and situational variables are associated with parenting stress, previous research has often neglected to examine associations between maternal and infant temperament characteristics and stress experienced in the parenting role. Additionally, while predictors of global parenting stress have…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mothers, Infants, Stress Variables