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

项目摘要/摘要 父母与孩子情绪相关的谈话(例如，使用情绪语言)已被证明是相关的 后来将行为问题外部化。然而，大多数调查父母情绪相关谈话的研究都有 依赖于横断面设计，因此一直无法理解父母的情感与 谈话会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，而且只有 一些研究考察了父母情绪相关谈话、儿童亲社会行为和 婴幼儿情绪调节。亲社会行为和情绪调节方面的缺陷 与较差的长期结果有关，包括学习功能和同伴关系方面的损害 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兴奋状态 后期发展外部化问题的风险。考虑到后来外部化问题的高风险，它是 了解幼儿和幼儿在父母情绪相关谈话上是否存在差异是非常重要的。 以及高危家庭。父母情绪相关谈话的发展轨迹(研究目标1) 父母情绪相关谈话对幼儿亲社会行为和情绪调节的影响将被考察 (研究目标2)。具体地说，将使用生长曲线建模来检查父母情绪的变化- 使用包括观测在内的多个分析单元的相关讨论和结构方程建模 将使用行为评估和父母报告来考察与父母情绪相关的谈话对儿童的影响 幼儿情绪调节与亲社会行为。此外，与父母情绪有关的谈话也存在差异 将对低风险和高风险婴儿的父母之间的行为问题进行检查(研究目标3)。 在巴里克博士和里布-萨瑟兰博士的指导下，他们将就规范的婴儿发育(培训)进行咨询 目标1)。德纳姆博士将就情绪理解和社会化的测量提供咨询。 格拉齐亚诺将就情绪调节的评估(训练目标2)进行咨询。科克斯博士将就以下问题提供咨询 发展高级量化技能纵向数据分析(培训目标3)。巴格纳医生会向你咨询 关于养育方式对婴儿发育的影响以及高危家庭的独特需要 作为督导和咨询的整体建议研究和伦理道德。调查结果将为未来的工作提供信息，以进行审查 可能的机制，通过这些机制，父母情绪相关的谈话可以成为目标，以帮助改善孩子的社交， 情感和行为的结果。建议的培训目标和研究目标将使我为 作为一名独立调查员，专注于亲子互动对儿童发展的影响 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.