SYNOPSIS

This commentary explores potential mechanisms underlying the links between mothers’ attachment anxiety and levels of salivary alpha amylase in response to infant crying across levels of spouse support. The commentary argues that the current design cannot disentangle different explanations for the effects – whether they reflect general stress reactivity patterns or patterns occurring specifically in response to infant distress – and offers suggestions for ways in which to explore putative explanations in future studies. Understanding mechanisms is essential to identify risk factors for insensitive parenting.

中文翻译：

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过去是现在：依恋焦虑高的母亲对婴儿哭泣的反应

概要

这篇评论探讨了母亲依恋焦虑和唾液中α-淀粉酶水平之间联系的潜在机制，这些联系是对跨配偶抚养水平的婴儿哭泣的反应。评论认为，目前的设计无法消除对影响的不同解释（无论是反映一般的应激反应模式还是专门针对婴儿窘迫而发生的模式），并为今后研究中探索假定解释的方式提供了建议。了解机制对于识别不敏感育儿的风险因素至关重要。