
doi: 10.1002/imhj.22085
pmid: 37607042
AbstractIn this study, we investigated the influence of parental sensitivity and family alliance on infants’ vagal tone, considered as a physiological indicator of emotion regulation. Studies on mother–infant interactions have shown that vagal tone can be influenced by the quality of the interaction, such as interacting with a sensitive mother. To date, no study has investigated the influence of paternal sensitivity or family alliance on infants’ vagal tone. We hypothesized that maternal sensitivity, paternal sensitivity, and family alliance would be associated with infants’ vagal tone during dyadic and triadic interactions. We also explored if family alliance would act as a moderator on the association between parental sensitivity and vagal tone and if the sensitivity of both parents would act as a moderator on the association between family alliance and vagal tone. This study took place in Switzerland and included 82 families with their 3–4‐month‐old infants. Results showed that maternal sensitivity and family alliance were associated with infants’ vagal tone, but paternal sensitivity was not. We found no significant moderation effect. However, result tendencies suggested that the contribution of paternal sensitivity to infants’ emotion regulation could be influenced by family alliance, whereas maternal sensitivity and family alliance have a unique contribution.
Mother-Child Relations / psychology, 150, Mothers / psychology, Infant, Mothers, Vagus Nerve, Mother-Child Relations, Emotional Regulation, 618, Vagus Nerve / physiology, Humans, Female; Humans; Infant; Emotional Regulation; Mothers/psychology; Mother-Child Relations/psychology; Vagus Nerve/physiology; Switzerland; Elterliche Sensibilität; Herzfrequenzvariabilität; Sensibilité parentale; Säuglingsalter; emotion regulation; familiäre Interaktionen; family interactions; heart-rate variability; infancia; infancy; interacciones de familia; interactions familiales; parental sensitivity; petite enfance; physiologische Regulation; regulación fisiológica; régulation physiologique; sensibilidad paterna; vagal tone; variabilidad del ritmo cardíaco; variabilité de la fréquence cardiaque; حساسية الوالدين، التفاعلات الأسرية، التنظيم الفسيولوجي، الطفولة، تقلب معدل ضربات القلب; 婴儿期; 家庭互动; 心率变异性; 父母敏感性; 生理调节, Female, Switzerland
Mother-Child Relations / psychology, 150, Mothers / psychology, Infant, Mothers, Vagus Nerve, Mother-Child Relations, Emotional Regulation, 618, Vagus Nerve / physiology, Humans, Female; Humans; Infant; Emotional Regulation; Mothers/psychology; Mother-Child Relations/psychology; Vagus Nerve/physiology; Switzerland; Elterliche Sensibilität; Herzfrequenzvariabilität; Sensibilité parentale; Säuglingsalter; emotion regulation; familiäre Interaktionen; family interactions; heart-rate variability; infancia; infancy; interacciones de familia; interactions familiales; parental sensitivity; petite enfance; physiologische Regulation; regulación fisiológica; régulation physiologique; sensibilidad paterna; vagal tone; variabilidad del ritmo cardíaco; variabilité de la fréquence cardiaque; حساسية الوالدين، التفاعلات الأسرية، التنظيم الفسيولوجي، الطفولة، تقلب معدل ضربات القلب; 婴儿期; 家庭互动; 心率变异性; 父母敏感性; 生理调节, Female, Switzerland
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