Title

The Interplay of Maternal Sensitivity and Toddler Engagement of Mother in Predicting Self-Regulation

Authors

Jean M. Ispa
Chang Su-RussellFollow
Francisco Palermo
Gustavo Carlo

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

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

Comments

This article was originally published as Ispa, J.M., Su-Russell, C., Palermo, F., & Carlo, G. (2017). The interplay of maternal sensitivity and toddler engagement of mother in predicting self-regulation. Developmental Psychology, 53, 425-435. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000267

Recommended Citation

Ispa, Jean M.; Su-Russell, Chang; Palermo, Francisco; and Carlo, Gustavo, "The Interplay of Maternal Sensitivity and Toddler Engagement of Mother in Predicting Self-Regulation" (2017). Faculty Publications - Family and Consumer Sciences. 7.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpfcs/7