Physiological and Behavioural Regulatory Processes in Recovering from Distress: Developmental and Contextual Dimensions in Infancy.

一般来说，负面情绪调节是指一个人从痛苦的事件中冷静下来的能力。目前的研究计划侧重于在生命的第二年发展负面情绪调节。儿童时期的负面情绪调节是研究的重要内容，因为它预示着日后生活中许多不同的结果。生命的第二年是一个重要的年龄，因为这是婴儿拥有可靠的应对痛苦的策略的第一年。因此，由于生命的第二年可能是调节策略的可塑性特别高的时候，这项研究计划可能对理解发育机制特别有用。

Generally speaking, negative affect regulation is one’s ability to calm down from distressing events. The current program of research focuses on the development of negative affect regulation over the second year of life. Childhood negative affect regulation is important to study because it predicts many different outcomes later in life. The second year of life is an important age because this is the first year infants have reliable strategies to regulate from distress. So, because the second year of life may be when when malleability of regulatory strategies is especially high, this program of research may be especially informative to understanding developmental mechanisms.