The relation between maternal emotional support and child physiological regulation across the preschool years

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 382-394

  Perry, Nicole B ^a   Nelson, Jackie A ^b   Swingler, Margaret M ^a   Leerkes, Esther M ^a   Calkins, Susan D ^a   Marcovitch, Stuart ^a   O'Brien, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Emotional support; Maternal sensitivity; Physiological regulation; Preschool; RSA; Vagal tone; Vagal withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84876140628     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21042     Document Type: Article

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