title: The interplay of maternal sensitivity and toddler engagement of mother in predicting self-regulation.
abstract: Using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, a cross-lag mediation model was tested to examine longitudinal relations among low-income mothers' sensitivity; toddlers' engagement of their mothers; and toddler's self-regulation at ages 1, 2, and 3 years (N = 2,958). Age 1 maternal sensitivity predicted self-regulation at ages 2 and 3 years, and age 2 engagement of mother mediated the relation between age 1 maternal sensitivity and age 3 self-regulation. Lagged relations from toddler self-regulation at ages 1 and 2 years to later maternal sensitivity were not significant, suggesting stronger influence from mother to toddler than vice versa. Model fit was similar regardless of child gender and depth of family poverty. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ispa
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su-Russell
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carlo
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D055815:Young Adult