Maternal sensitivity is related to hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis stress reactivity and regulation in response to emotion challenge in 6-month-old infants
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Abstract: This study examined relations between maternal sensitivity as observed in a free play interaction and changes in levels of the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol in response to procedures designed to elicit negative affect in 6‐month old infants. The sample included 1,292 families in predominantly rural and low‐income communities in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Results indicated that infants of more sensitive mothers had lower levels of cortisol at baseline and increased cortisol reactivity and regulation in response to the emotion procedures. Maternal negativity was unrelated to infant cortisol. Findings highlight the need for further research on variation in early caregiving and the development of the stress response in young children.
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Blair et al. (2006) found high maternal sensitivity associated with higher cortisol responsivity in 6-month-old infants.
“Consistent with this view, a large study by Blair et al. (2006) found that high maternal sensitivity is associated with higher cortisol responsivity in 6-months-old infants.”
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- Authors
- BLAIR, C., GRANGER, D., WILLOUGHBY, M., KIVLIGHAN, K., & THE FAMILY LIFE PROJECT INVESTIGATORS
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Corresponding author
- BLAIR, CLANCY
- Venue
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-12
- Volume
- 1094
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 263-267
- ISSN
- 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
- 1749-6632
- OpenAlex
- W1995153681
- Cited by
- 74
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- maternal sensitivity, maternal negativity, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, cortisol, cortisol response, cortisol regulation, infant stress response, early caregiving, infant development, low-income households
- MeSH terms
- Emotions, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Infant, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors
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