Maternal Sensitivity and Child Wariness in the Transition to Kindergarten
Maternal Sensitivity and Child Wariness in the Transition to Kindergarten
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DOI：
10.1207/s15327922par0204_02
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Payne, C. Chris
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作者：
Early, Diane M.;Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.;Payne, C. Chris
目标。本研究测试了母亲的敏感性在15个月到学校过渡期间对警惕行为稳定性的调节作用。设计。本研究使用了来自美国国家儿童健康与人类发展研究所（NICHD; 1994） 3个地点（北卡罗莱纳州、弗吉尼亚州和阿肯色州）215名儿童的15个月大的儿童及其母亲的观察数据、幼儿园教师报告和向幼儿园过渡期间的母亲报告。结果。研究发现，从15个月到进入幼儿园的抑制具有显著的稳定性，而母亲敏感性和15个月的谨慎性在预测进入幼儿园的抑制方面具有显著的相互作用。在15个月时表现出谨慎的儿童中，母亲的敏感性越高，在过渡到幼儿园期间的抑制程度越低。对于在15个月时未表现出谨慎的儿童，在过渡到幼儿园时，母亲敏感性与抑制之间没有关系。结论。这些发现表明，这种早期气质特征具有适度的稳定性，并指出了响应式养育对其改变的重要性。
Objective. This study tested maternal sensitivity as a moderator of the stability of wary behavior between 15 months and the transition to school. Design. Observational data from 15-month-old children and their mothers, kindergarten teacher reports, and maternal reports during the transition to kindergarten from 215 children from 3 sites (North Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; 1994), Study of Early Child Care are used. Results. Findings indicate significant stability of inhibition from 15 months to the transition to kindergarten and a significant interaction between maternal sensitivity and 15-month wariness in predicting inhibition in the transition to kindergarten. Among children who displayed wariness at 15 months, greater maternal sensitivity was associated with less inhibition during the transition to kindergarten. For children who did not display wariness at 15 months, there was no relation between maternal sensitivity and inhibition in the transition to kindergarten. Conclusions. These findings suggest moderate stability of this early temperamental characteristic and point to the importance of responsive parenting in its modification.