Effect of Parent Emotion-Related Talk on Infant Behavior and Regulation

项目概要/摘要 与父母情感相关的谈话（例如，使用情感语言）与儿童已经被证明是相关的 以及后来的行为问题。然而，大多数研究父母情绪相关的谈话， 依赖于横截面设计，因此无法理解父母的情绪如何与 谈话随着时间的推移而变化。现有的研究也主要包括学龄前儿童和年龄较大的儿童， 一些研究已经检验了父母与情感有关的谈话、儿童的亲社会行为和 婴儿和幼儿的情绪调节亲社会行为和情绪调节的缺陷是 与不良的长期结果相关，包括学术功能和同伴关系的损害， 这可能会因行为问题而增加。行为问题的早期迹象使这些家庭处于高风险状态。 风险发展后期外部化的问题。考虑到后期外部化问题的高风险， 重要的是要了解是否有差异，在父母的情绪有关的谈话，婴儿和幼儿从低， 高风险家庭。研究目的1：探讨父母情绪相关谈话的发展轨迹， 本研究将探讨父母情绪相关谈话对婴儿亲社会行为及情绪调节之影响 （研究目的2）。具体来说，成长曲线模型将用于研究父母情绪的变化- 随着时间的推移和结构方程建模使用多个单位的分析，包括观测 行为评估和家长报告将被用来检查家长情绪相关的谈话的效果， 幼儿情绪调节与亲社会行为此外，父母情绪相关谈话的差异 将对行为问题低风险和高风险婴儿的父母之间的关系进行研究（研究目标3）。 与Bahrick博士和Reeb-Sutherland博士一起指导将就规范的婴儿发育进行咨询（培训 目标1）。德纳姆博士将咨询情绪理解和社会化的测量，和博士。 Graziano将为情绪调节评估提供咨询（培训目标#2）。考克斯医生将为 发展先进的定量技能纵向数据分析（培训目标#3）。巴格纳医生将为 关于父母养育方式对婴儿发育的影响以及高风险家庭的独特需求，以及 作为监督和咨询整体拟议的研究和伦理。调查结果将为今后的工作提供信息， 父母与情感有关的谈话可以帮助改善儿童社交的可能机制， 情绪和行为的结果。拟议的培训目标和研究目标将为我准备一个 职业生涯作为一个独立的调查员，专注于亲子互动对发展的影响， 童年早期的情感

Project Summary/Abstract Parent emotion-related talk (e.g., use of emotion language) with children has been shown to be associated with later externalizing behavior problems. However, most studies examining parent emotion-related talk have relied on cross-sectional designs and therefore have been unable to understand how parent emotion-related talk changes over time. Existing studies also have primarily included preschoolers and older children, and only a few studies have examined the relation between parent emotion-related talk, child prosocial behavior and emotion regulation with infants and toddlers. Deficits in prosocial behavior and emotion regulation are associated with poor long term outcomes, including impairment in academic functioning and peer relationships, which may be increased by behavior problems. Early signs of behavior problems place these families at high risk of developing later externalizing problems. Considering the high risk of later externalizing problems, it is important to understand if there are differences in parent emotion-related talk in infants and toddlers from low- and high-risk families. The developmental trajectory of parent emotion-related talk (Research Aim 1) and the impact of parent emotion-related talk on infant prosocial behavior and emotion regulation will be examined (Research Aim 2). Specifically, growth curve modeling will be used to examine changes in parent emotion- related talk over time and structural equation modeling using multiple units of analysis, including observational assessment of behavior and parent report will be used to examine the effect of parent emotion-related talk on infant emotion regulation and prosocial behavior. In addition, differences in parent emotion related talk between parents of infants at low and high risk of behavior problems will be examined (Research Aim 3). Mentoring with Dr. Bahrick and Dr. Reeb-Sutherland will consult on normative infant development (Training Goal #1). Dr. Denham will consult on measurement of emotion understanding and socialization, and Dr. Graziano will consult on assessment of emotion regulation (Training Goal #2). Dr. Coxe will consult on developing advanced quantitative skills longitudinal data analyses (Training Goal #3). Dr. Bagner will consult on the impact of parenting practices on infant development and the unique needs of high-risk families, as well as supervise and consult on the overall proposed study and ethics. Findings will inform future work to examine possible mechanisms by which parent emotion-related talk can be targeted to help improve child social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. The proposed training goals and research aims will prepare me for a career as an independent investigator focused on impact of parent-child interactions on the development of emotion in early childhood.