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

一般来说，消极情绪调节是一个人从痛苦事件中冷静下来的能力。目前的研究项目集中在生命第二年的负面情绪调节的发展。研究童年时期的负面情绪调节很重要，因为它预示着以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，因为这是婴儿有可靠的策略来调节痛苦的第一年。所以，因为生命的第二年可能是调节策略的可塑性特别高的时候，这个研究项目可能对理解发育机制特别有帮助。

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.