title: A Longitudinal Investigation of Predictors of the Association Between Age 3 and Age 6 Behavioural Inhibition.
abstract: Children who exhibit elevated levels of the temperament trait behavioural inhibition (BI) across time may be at greatest risk for anxiety. However, little research has investigated the influence of other temperamental traits, particularly positive emotionality (PE), on the continuity of BI in childhood, nor whether parental overprotection influences associations between early and later child BI. To explore whether PE and overprotection shape associations between early and later BI, this longitudinal study of three-year-olds (N= 446) followed up at age 6 included tasks tapping child temperament, and parental overprotection was assessed via interview ratings and parent-report. Lower levels of child PE and higher levels of caregiver overprotection at baseline predicted stronger associations between laboratory-assessed BI at ages 3 and 6. Findings elucidate influences shaping the developmental continuity of BI.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario.
authors.forename: Victoria C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Temple University.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Olino
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University.
authors.forename: Daniel N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University.
authors.forename: Margaret W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Dyson
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at University of California; California State University, San Marcos.
authors.forename: Sara J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bufferd
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University.
authors.forename: C Emily
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Durbin
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland.
authors.forename: Lea R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario.
authors.forename: Elizabeth P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Hayden
keywords: behavioural inhibition; child temperament; parenting; positive emotionality