Year: 2001
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Antecedents to individual differences in attentional engagement associated with emotion regulation have been proposed but rarely studied.In this study, assessments of neonatal reactivity and self-regulation, and materna1 responsiveness in the first year, were used to predict attentional flexibility during monthly emotion-eliciting episodes behveen 14 and 25 months of age.These associations were also examined for discontinuity of relationships across a hypothesized developmental transition at approximately 18-20 months.As expected, neonatal self-regulation predicted second-year attentional flexibility.Materna1 responsiveness was found to be an unreliable predictor, with strong associations at some months only.No discontinuity was found across monthly correlations between the three predictors and attentional flexibility.However, results of regression analyses suggest that associations between antecedents and attentional flexibility were enhanced by contributions from matemal responsiveness and present distress starting at 20 months.my writing immensely.Thank you, Marc, for providing the enthusiasm and challenge to keep me going al1 these years.I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to Michel Ferrari, for his helpful comments and most flexible approach.Thank you to the many students 1 have had the pleasure to work with along the way.Most notably, the friendship and encouragement of Deanna Swift has been a continual support from the beginning.Near the end, sharing office space, research interests, and music with Kevin Runions provided motivation to keep on working.Finally, I'd like to
Author: Koroshegyi, Christine
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2756673915