The Connection and Development of Unpredictability and Sensitivity in Maternal Care Across Early Childhood

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.803047
• Publication Date: 2022-03-07T08:22:06Z
• Authors: Eeva Holmberg; Eeva-Leena Kataja; Elysia Poggi Davis; Marjukka Pajulo; Saara Nolvi; Hetti Hakanen; Linnea Karlsson; Hasse Karlsson; Riikka Korja
• Keywords: Maternal sensitivity

Both patterns of maternal sensory signals and sensitive care have shown to be crucial elements shaping child development. However, research concerning these aspects has focused mainly on sensitivity with fewer studies evaluating the impact behaviors changes in indices across infancy childhood. The aims this study were explore how unpredictability develop associate each other from toddlerhood whether elevated depressive anxiety symptoms relate unpredictable toddlerhood. population consisted 356 mother–child dyads assessed at 30 months; a subset 103 additionally participated 8 months assessment. Maternal video-recorded free-play episodes months. questionnaires gestational weeks 14, 24, 34 3, 6, 12, 24 Mean level mothers’ decreased average whereas did not change between showed moderate individual stability two measures modestly correlated within age. Elevated related but lower These results identify as characteristic parental that is independent standard quality suggest it may less influenced by symptoms.