| A procedure for the measurement of infant skin conductance and its initial validation using clap induced startle. | |
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PMID: 18683186 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Studies examining psychophysiologic markers of infant emotional development abound. However, few studies have used skin conductance (SC), though it measure's sympathetic activity, and none have measured SC on infants sitting up and actively engaged with another person, a significant challenge given the measures sensitivity to movement artifact. In this pilot/feasibility study, we present a procedure for measuring infant SC during active engagement with another person who executes a series of startling claps to elicit an SC response. We measured SC on the plantar surface of the foot of seventeen 5-month-old infants. We found unconditioned SC responses that were related to the intensity of physical startle reactions for each clap trial. We also found anticipatory, conditioned SC responses that occurred within 5 s before each clap that occurred when the researcher raised his clasped hands. These conditioned SC responses grew linearly in intensity over trials. We conclude that SC may be a useful addition to the infant researcher's armamentarium and may indeed be used to measure physiologic reactivity in infants even when actively engaged with another person. Addition of SC measurement to research on infant emotion and emotional communication is likely to advance our understanding of the psychophysiologic foundations of infant emotional development. |
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Authors:
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Jacob Ham; Ed Tronick |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Developmental psychobiology Volume: 50 ISSN: 1098-2302 ISO Abbreviation: Dev Psychobiol Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-15 Completed Date: 2009-01-07 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0164074 Medline TA: Dev Psychobiol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 626-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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(c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA. jham@chpnet.org |
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Acoustic Stimulation
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methods Artifacts Conditioning (Psychology) / physiology Electrodes Feasibility Studies Foot Galvanic Skin Response / physiology* Humans Infant Pilot Projects Psychophysiology / instrumentation, methods*, standards Reproducibility of Results Software Startle Reaction / physiology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH 16259-26/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T32 MH016259-26/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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