A mother's touch: Preschool‐aged children are regulated by positive maternal touch
A mother's touch: Preschool‐aged children are regulated by positive maternal touch
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母亲的触摸：学龄前儿童受到积极的母亲触摸的调节
DOI：
10.1002/dev.22243
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Doan, Stacey N.
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作者：
Scott, Mirenna G.;Smiley, Patricia A.;Ahn, Ashley;Lazarus, Molly F.;Borelli, Jessica L.;Doan, Stacey N.
积极的母性抚触对幼儿的生理调节和认知发展，以及幼儿早期社会性的发展起着重要的作用。然而，很少有研究着眼于婴儿期以外的地方来考虑积极的母亲抚摸对儿童早期压力反应可能产生的持续影响。不同社区的母亲(N=1114，男性=33.52岁，SD=55.33)及其学龄前儿童(男性=41.68个月，SD=44.67；女性49.1%)参与了这项研究。母亲们报告了基本的人口统计数据。我们在充满情绪的实验室对话任务中对母亲的触摸行为进行了编码，并用唾液皮质醇评估了儿童对应激实验室任务的生理反应。结果显示，积极的母亲抚摸和儿童唾液皮质醇反应之间存在显著的负相关。此外，经家庭规模调整后的家庭收入和儿童性别与儿童皮质醇应激反应显著相关。从积极的母亲抚摸对儿童压力反应性的持续下调效应以及压力反应性与家庭收入、经济压力的替代指标和儿童性别的可能联系的角度对研究结果进行了讨论。
Positive maternal touch plays an important role in the development of children's physiological regulation and cognitive development in infancy, as well as the development of sociality in early childhood. However, few studies have looked beyond infancy to consider the possible continuing impact of positive maternal touch on child stress reactivity during early childhood. A diverse community sample of mothers (N= 114,Mage= 33.52 years, SD = 5.33) and their preschool‐aged children (Mage= 41.68 months, SD = 4.67; 49.1% female) participated in the study. Basic demographics were reported by mothers. We coded maternal touch behaviors during an emotionally charged laboratory conversation task and assessed children's physiological reactivity to stressful laboratory tasks with salivary cortisol. Results reveal a significant negative association between positive maternal touch and child salivary cortisol reactivity. In addition, family income, adjusted for family size, and child sex were significantly associated with child cortisol stress reactivity. Findings are discussed in terms of persistent downregulating effects of positive maternal touch on child stress reactivity, as well as possible links of stress reactivity with family income, a proxy for economic stress, and child sex.