Mother-Infant Vagal Regulation in the Face-To-Face Still-Face Paradigm Is Moderated by Maternal Sensitivity

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginger A. Moore ◽  
Ashley L. Hill-Soderlund ◽  
Cathi B. Propper ◽  
Susan D. Calkins ◽  
W. Roger. Mills-Koonce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
Still Face Paradigm

scholarly journals Associations between Infant Behaviors during the Face-To-Face Still-Face Paradigm and Oppositional Defiant and Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Early Childhood

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1439-1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Wagner ◽  
W. Roger Mills-Koonce ◽  
Cathi B. Propper ◽  
Michael T. Willoughby ◽  
Pete D. Rehder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
The Face ◽  
Still Face Paradigm

“C@nnected” : Group videoconferencing intervention to improve maternal sensitivity in mothers-infant dyads attending primary care in Chile: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Binda ◽  
Marcia Olhaberry ◽  
Carla Castañon ◽  
Constanza Abarca ◽  
Catalina Caamaño
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Treatment As Usual ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
Pilot Feasibility Study

BACKGROUND Early childhood development is highly dependent on the sensitive care provided by their caregivers. Interventions focused on supporting parents to improve their sensitivity have been shown to be effective. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on mental health. Pregnant women and mothers of infants being an especially vulnerable group, and maternal sensitivity is particularly affected. On the other hand, access to face-to-face interventions is restricted, above all group interventions, so it is relevant to have remote interventions to support this group of mothers. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a group videoconferencing intervention : “C@nnected” to improve maternal sensitivity aimed at mother-infant dyads attended in Primary Health Care in vulnerable areas of Santiago , Chile. METHODS This is a randomized pilot feasibility study single-masked (outcome assessor) study with a qualitative component. It will involve a block randomization procedure to generate a 3:2 allocation (with more people allocated to the intervention arm). The intervention consists of four group videoconferencing sessions, adapted from a face-to-face intervention of proven effectiveness. The control group will receive treatment as usual plus educational brochures. Feasibility and acceptability of the study will be quantitatively and qualitatively assessed. Changes in clinical outcomes will also be evaluated: maternal sensitivity, depressive symptoms, postnatal maternal attachment, and infant socio-emotional development. RESULTS We have completed the adaptation of the face-to-face intervention to the videoconferencing format, our study is currently in the recruitment phase, which is expected to be completed by January 2022, the results of the study are expected by August 2022. CONCLUSIONS This study will contribute evidence for the use of eHealth interventions to promote maternal sensitivity. It will also inform the design and implementation of a future randomized clinical trial. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04904861.

scholarly journals Interactive behaviors between mothers and their prematurely born infants in the face-to-face Still-Face Paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taís Chiodelli ◽  
Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim Rodrigues ◽  
Veronica Aparecida Pereira ◽  
Pedro Lopes dos Santos ◽  
Marina Fuertes
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Maternal Behaviors ◽  
Face Expression ◽  
Interactive Behaviors ◽  
Still Face Paradigm

Abstract The present study compared and correlated interactive behaviors of 15 mothers and their very preterm infants (gestational age: 28-32 weeks). Mothers and infants were observed in the experimental Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm, consisting of three episodes: in the first and third episodes (play and reunion episodes), mother and infant interact freely; in the second (still-face episode), the mother maintains a still-face expression. The behaviors of the infants were allocated in three categories: positive social orientation, negative social orientation and self-regulation. Maternal behaviors were classified into positive and negative social orientation. Intragroup comparisons indicated that maternal vocalizations were significantly higher in the play episode. Compared to other studies with preterm infants, babies in this study exhibit fewer interactive behaviors and more self-soothing behaviors in the still-face episode. In addition, in the reunion episode, values of the behaviors presented in the play episode were recovered. Correlations between intrusive maternal behaviors and noninteractive or negative-interaction behaviors of the infant suggest the relevance of providing intervention to promote maternal sensitivity.

scholarly journals Associations between Infant-Mother Physiological Synchrony and 4- to 6-Month-Old Infants’ Emotion Regulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew H. Abney ◽  
Elizabeth B. daSilva ◽  
Bennett I. Bertenthal
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Continuous Measure ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Physiological Synchrony ◽  
The Face ◽  
Still Face Paradigm

AbstractIn this study we assessed whether physiological synchrony between infants and mothers contributes to infants’ emotion regulation following a mild social stressor. Infants between 4- to 6-months of age and their mothers were tested in the Face-to-Face-Still-Face paradigm, and were assessed for behavioral and physiological self-regulation during and following the stressor. Physiological synchrony was calculated from a continuous measure of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) enabling us to cross-correlate the infants’ and mothers’ RSA responses. Without considering physiological synchrony, the evidence suggested that infants’ distress followed the prototypical pattern of increasing during the Still Face episode and then decreasing during the Reunion episode. Once physiological synchrony was added to the model, we observed that infants’ emotion regulation improved if mother-infant synchrony was positive, but not if it was negative. This result was qualified further by whether or not infants suppressed their RSA response during the Still Face episode. In sum, these findings highlight how individual differences in infants’ physiological responses contribute significantly to their self-regulation abilities.

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