Abstract: This study assessed the links between infant negative affect, parental reflective functioning (RF), and toddler behavior problems in a sample of 84 women and their infants. Mothers provided self-report demographic data and completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire–Revised during a home visit when the infant was 7 months old. They also completed the Child Behavior Checklist over the phone when their infant was 18 months old. During a lab visit when their infant was 16 months old, mothers participated in the Parent Development Interview–Revised Short Form, which was coded for RF. Results suggest that parental RF was not associated with infant negative affect or toddler behavior problems. However, infant negative affect correlated positively with toddler behavior problems and both correlated with cumulative sociodemographic risk. Results of a moderation analysis revealed that RF moderated the relationship between infant negative affect and toddler behavior problems, such that when parental RF was high there was a nonsignificant relationship between infant negative affect and toddler behavior problems.

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父母的反射功能调节了婴儿期的困难气质与幼儿行为问题之间的关系

摘要：这项研究评估了84名妇女及其婴儿的样本中婴儿负面影响，父母的反射功能（RF）和学步行为问题之间的联系。母亲提供了自我报告的人口统计学数据，并完成了婴儿7个月大的家庭访问期间修订的《婴儿行为问卷》。他们还在婴儿18个月大时通过电话填写了儿童行为清单。在婴儿16个月大的实验室访问期间，母亲参加了父母发展访谈修订的简短表格，该表格被编码为RF。结果表明，父母的RF与婴儿的负面影响或学步行为问题无关。然而，婴儿的负面影响与幼儿的行为问题正相关，并且与累积的社会人口统计学风险相关。