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Gender differences in emotional expressivity and self-regulation during early infancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9923473     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eighty-one 6-month-old infants and their mothers were videotaped in Tronick's face-to-face still-face paradigm to evaluate gender differences in infant and maternal emotional expressivity and regulation. Male infants had greater difficulty than female infants in maintaining affective regulation during each episode, including the still face. Mother-son dyads had higher synchrony scores than mother-daughter dyads but took longer in repairing interactive errors. In addition, maternal affect, matching, rate of change between matching and mismatching states, and synchrony in the play preceding the still face differentially mediated male and female infants' responses to the still face and reunion play. The developmental implications of these gender differences are discussed.
Authors:
M K Weinberg; E Z Tronick; J F Cohn; K L Olson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental psychology     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0012-1649     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Psychol     Publication Date:  1999 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-13     Completed Date:  1999-05-13     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0260564     Medline TA:  Dev Psychol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  175-88     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. weinberg@al.tch.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emotions*
Exploratory Behavior / physiology
Female
Humans
Imitative Behavior / physiology
Infant
Infant Behavior*
Male
Maternal Behavior*
Mother-Child Relations*
Nonverbal Communication*
Reaction Time
Sex Factors
Social Behavior
Volition / physiology

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