Maternal and infant touching behaviours during perturbed interactions: Associations with maternal depressive symptomatology and infant crying |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States;1. American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States;2. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St. Miami, FL 33199, United States;1. University of Turku, Department of Clinical Medicine, Turku Brain and Mind Center, FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku, Finland;2. Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, Turku, Finland;3. Turku University Hospital, Expert Services, Turku, Finland;4. University of Turku, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, Turku, Finland;5. Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA;6. University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Turku, Finland;7. Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland;8. University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku, Finland;1. Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China;2. Department of Epidemiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, PR China;3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, PR China;4. Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China;1. Developmental Psychobiology Lab, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy;2. Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;3. Pediatric Neuroscience Center & Developmental Psychobiology Lab, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy;1. Dept of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom;2. Dept of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom;3. Durham Research Methods Centre, Durham, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Touch is an important means through which mothers and infants co-regulate during periods of stress or perturbation. The present study examined the synchrony of maternal and infant touching behaviours among 41 mother-infant dyads, some of whom were deemed at-risk due to maternal depressive symptomatology. Mothers and their 4-month-old infants participated in the Still-Face (maternal emotional unavailability; SF) and Separation (maternal physical unavailability; SP) procedures. Infant crying was examined across procedures and investigated as a brief period of perturbation. Results revealed that mothers and infants displayed a positive pattern of tactile synchrony (coordinated, analogous changes in touch) during infant crying episodes. However, dyads in the high depression group displayed significantly less affectionate touch during instances of infant crying. Furthermore, more depressive symptoms were associated with less maternal and infant touch and lower rates of infant crying. This group of dyads may be less expressive via touch, be less affected by disruptions in their interactions, have impaired regulatory abilities, or simply require minimal amounts of touch to mutually regulate following social stressors and during brief perturbation periods. These findings enrich our limited knowledge about the dynamic interplay of maternal and infant touch and inform preventative intervention programs for at-risk groups. |
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| Keywords: | Mother-infant interactions Synchrony Depression Touch |
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