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Psychometric properties of the Hungarian version of the ages and stages questionnaires: Social-emotional-2 for 18-month-old children. 匈牙利版年龄和阶段问卷的心理测量特性：18个月大的儿童的社会情绪2。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70050

Melinda Pohárnok, Beatrix Lábadi, Eszter Regőczi-Balogh, Krisztina Kopcsó

{"title":"Psychometric properties of the Hungarian version of the ages and stages questionnaires: Social-emotional-2 for 18-month-old children.","authors":"Melinda Pohárnok, Beatrix Lábadi, Eszter Regőczi-Balogh, Krisztina Kopcsó","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70050","url":null,"abstract":"In Hungary there is no standardized tool to screen early social-emotional difficulties. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hungarian version of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional Second Edition for 18-month-olds (ASQ:SE-2/18). Two studies were conducted. Study 1 involved translation, cultural adaptation, and validation in a convenient sample (N = 423). Study 2 used a nationally representative sample (N = 4918) to evaluate the factor structure, internal consistency, predictive validity and socioeconomic and demographic correlates. Study 1 supported the cultural adequacy of the Hungarian ASQ:SE-2/18, and a comparison with the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 provided evidence for its validity. In Study 2, the two-factor model, consisting of Emotional Difficulty (α = .74) and Social Difficulty (α = .69), fit better than the single-factor model and showed acceptable internal consistency. Being at risk for social (odds ratio = 1.7) or emotional (odds ratio = 3.6) development at 18 months predicted socio-emotional difficulties at age 3 assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Socioeconomic disadvantages were correlated with higher levels of social-emotional risk. In conclusion, the study demonstrated the reliability of the Hungarian ASQ:SE-2/18 and offered evidence supporting its validity. Emotional difficulties at 18 months strongly predict later maladjustment, emphasizing the need for early screening and further tool development.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145253483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A cross-lagged panel model examining the longitudinal associations between maternal emotion regulation difficulties, parenting stress, and child socio-emotional problems in toddlerhood. 一个交叉滞后的面板模型检验了母亲情绪调节困难、父母压力和儿童幼儿期社会情绪问题之间的纵向关联。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70051

Charlotte Verhagen, Stefanie Duijndam, Nina Kupper, Paul Lodder, Myrthe Boekhorst

{"title":"A cross-lagged panel model examining the longitudinal associations between maternal emotion regulation difficulties, parenting stress, and child socio-emotional problems in toddlerhood.","authors":"Charlotte Verhagen, Stefanie Duijndam, Nina Kupper, Paul Lodder, Myrthe Boekhorst","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70051","url":null,"abstract":"In toddlerhood, parents play a crucial role in supporting the socio-emotional development of children through their parenting behaviors. Certain parental risk factors, such as emotion regulation difficulties and parenting stress, have been found to be related to both parenting practices and child outcomes. As the interplay between these risk factors and their associations with child socio-emotional problems can change across toddlerhood, the aim of this study was to investigate the longitudinal, bidirectional associations of parenting stress and maternal emotion regulation difficulties with child socio-emotional problems. This study included 360 mothers from the Southern regions of the Netherlands (Mage = 31.4, 90.7% Dutch, 81.4% completed university) who completed questionnaires biannually (Jan 2021-May 2024) within the first 3 years postpartum, as part of a longitudinal birth cohort. Cross-lagged path analyses indicated a bidirectional relation between maternal emotion regulation difficulties and socio-emotional problems over time, and a unidirectional relation between early child problems and later parenting stress. The findings illustrate how parents and children can influence each other's emotional well-being in toddlerhood.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145240074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Emotional-cognitive differences during pregnancy: Adaptations for motherhood. 怀孕期间的情绪认知差异：对母性的适应。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-10-05 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70046

Catrine Sejer, Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak, Anne Juul Bjertrup

{"title":"Emotional-cognitive differences during pregnancy: Adaptations for motherhood.","authors":"Catrine Sejer, Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak, Anne Juul Bjertrup","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70046","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging research suggests that unique adaptations in emotional cognition prepare pregnant women for motherhood. This study compared emotional-cognitive responses to infant stimuli in 44 pregnant and 34 non-pregnant Danish participants and explored associations with postpartum outcomes in pregnant participants. Emotional-cognitive responses included facial expressions, skin conductance responses, visual attention, and emotional ratings of multi-modal infant stimuli, including virtual reality. Postpartum outcomes were assessed with questionnaires covering maternal well-being, bonding, reflective functioning, and emotional responses during their own infant cries. Pregnant participants exhibited higher skin conductance responses, more positive facial expressions, and less negative self-reported emotional reactions to infant stimuli compared to non-pregnant participants, with no differences in visual attention. More positive facial expressions to infant faces and vocalizations among pregnant may reflect an adaptive maternal positivity bias, because it correlated with better maternal bonding to their own infant at six months postpartum. Limitations include the cross-sectional design, which makes it difficult to determine whether group differences are pregnancy-driven adaptations, as opposed to findings from alternative longitudinal designs. Nevertheless, the observed differences and positive associations with maternal outcomes are consistent with previous studies, suggesting that pregnancy involves emotional-cognitive adaptations that support the transition to motherhood.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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ABC's active ingredients: Parent coaches' in vivo feedback predicts maternal sensitivity among low-income predominantly Latina mothers. ABC的有效成分：父母教练的体内反馈预测了以拉丁裔母亲为主的低收入母亲的敏感性。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70040

Lisa J Berlin, Tiffany L Martoccio, Lisa Shanty, Allison D Hepworth, Morgan Pardue-Kim, Cindy Baez, Sofia Fortuño, Katherine Endy, Brenda Jones Harden

{"title":"ABC's active ingredients: Parent coaches' in vivo feedback predicts maternal sensitivity among low-income predominantly Latina mothers.","authors":"Lisa J Berlin, Tiffany L Martoccio, Lisa Shanty, Allison D Hepworth, Morgan Pardue-Kim, Cindy Baez, Sofia Fortuño, Katherine Endy, Brenda Jones Harden","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70040","url":null,"abstract":"Based on principles of implementation science and precision home visiting, this study tested parent coaches' in vivo feedback as a predictor of sensitive parenting behaviors in 91 low-income mothers of infants (infant Mage = 12.73 months, SD = 4.17). All participants lived in the United States. Most (87%) of the mothers identified as Latina. All participants had received Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC), an evidence-based program consisting of 10 home visits provided by a trained parent coach. The ABC program's principal fidelity criterion is a specific type of in vivo (real-time) feedback termed \"in-the-moment\" (ITM) commenting. OLS regressions revealed that quantity, quality, and behavioral targets of the ABC parent coaches' ITM comments predicted objectively rated post-intervention maternal sensitivity in two contexts, semi-structured play and mild stress. Findings are discussed in terms of their role in illuminating (a) ABC program impacts and (b) considerations for program implementation and dissemination.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145208043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tailoring the Home-Start program to the needs of first-time parents: A qualitative study. 根据首次为人父母的需要调整“在家开始”计划：一项定性研究。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70048

Anne M E Bijlsma, Leonie M de Vries, Romy S Drent, Aurelie M C Lange, Geertjan Overbeek

{"title":"Tailoring the Home-Start program to the needs of first-time parents: A qualitative study.","authors":"Anne M E Bijlsma, Leonie M de Vries, Romy S Drent, Aurelie M C Lange, Geertjan Overbeek","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70048","url":null,"abstract":"Although first-time parents have a great need for effective support in the first challenging years of child upbringing, there is little research on volunteer-led parenting support programs in the context of the transition to parenthood. Therefore, this qualitative study examined the perceived value and key components of Home-Start, a volunteer-led parenting support program aimed at parents who have everyday parenting questions and receive little support from their environment, in the transition to parenthood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among mothers (N = 10) with a first child up to 1.5 years old who were enrolled in the Home-Start program in the Netherlands, and volunteers (N = 12) who supported these parents. Important outcomes of the Home-Start program were increased positive parent-child interactions, improved parental confidence, and an expanded social network. Identified core needs of first-time mothers in the Home-Start program were social, emotional, informational, and instrumental support needs. Suggestions were provided to better align the program's structure with challenges in the transition to parenthood. For example, facilitating the parent-volunteer match during pregnancy, and developing a module in the Home-Start training for volunteers aimed at providing structured and informative support based on the latest insights into infant and postpartum care.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145201824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Trajectories of paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum and associated factors: An Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study. 产后1至6个月父亲抑郁症状的轨迹及其相关因素：日本环境与儿童研究的辅助研究

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70047

Taeko Suzuki, Toshie Nishigori, Taku Obara, Kasumi Sakurai, Mami Ishikuro, Hirotaka Hamada, Zen Watanabe, Masatoshi Saito, Chiharu Ota, Takahiro Arima, Hirohito Metoki, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Hidekazu Nishigori

{"title":"Trajectories of paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum and associated factors: An Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study.","authors":"Taeko Suzuki, Toshie Nishigori, Taku Obara, Kasumi Sakurai, Mami Ishikuro, Hirotaka Hamada, Zen Watanabe, Masatoshi Saito, Chiharu Ota, Takahiro Arima, Hirohito Metoki, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Hidekazu Nishigori","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70047","url":null,"abstract":"This prospective birth-cohort study aimed to determine the factors associated with new-onset paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum in Japan. Paternal depression symptoms were evaluated using the Japanese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS-J) at 1 to 6 months postpartum. The definition of paternal depression symptoms was EPDS-J ≥8 in this study. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to analyze the relative variables. We analyzed 902 fathers. The frequency of new-onset paternal depression symptoms was 6.5%. For paternal new-onset depression symptoms, the significantly associated factors were maternal persistent depression symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 3.705; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.653-8.308), paternal new-onset lack of affection (AOR, 2.797; 95% CI, 1.050-7.452), and paternal new-onset anger and rejection (AOR, 2.781; 95% CI, 1.148-6.740). Persistent maternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum were associated with new-onset paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From infant separation distress to preschool behavior problems: The mediating roles of maternal self-efficacy and positive parenting. 从婴儿分离痛苦到学龄前行为问题：母亲自我效能感和积极父母教养的中介作用。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70043

Qiang Wang, Shuyang Dong, Zhe Dong, Nanhua Cheng, Zhengyan Wang

{"title":"From infant separation distress to preschool behavior problems: The mediating roles of maternal self-efficacy and positive parenting.","authors":"Qiang Wang, Shuyang Dong, Zhe Dong, Nanhua Cheng, Zhengyan Wang","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70043","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated associations between infant separation distress and preschool behavior problems and examined the mediating effects of parenting self-efficacy and positive parenting on these associations. Participants were 117 young Chinese children and their families. At 14 months, infant separation distress was observed in the Strange Situation Procedure and reported by mothers using the Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment. Mothers reported on their parenting self-efficacy and positive parenting at 38 and 61 months, respectively. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to assess child behavior problems at 61 months. Mediation analyses showed that observed infant separation distress directly predicted emotional symptoms and mother-reported infant separation distress directly predicted hyperactivity/inattention problems. Observed separation distress lowered maternal parenting self-efficacy, which in turn reduced the use of positive parenting, ultimately linking to increases in preschool behavior problems. To conclude, there exist both direct and indirect associations between infant separation distress and preschool behavior problems.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reflective functioning, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and maternal response to infant crying: A follow-up study. 反思功能、抑郁和焦虑症状与母亲对婴儿哭闹的反应：一项随访研究

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70044

Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś, Natalia Murawska, Marta Łockiewicz, Magda Studzińska

{"title":"Reflective functioning, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and maternal response to infant crying: A follow-up study.","authors":"Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś, Natalia Murawska, Marta Łockiewicz, Magda Studzińska","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70044","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, we aimed to assess the predictive role of selected factors on maternal responses to infant crying at 6-12 months after birth. About 221 Polish mothers in the postpartum period completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the 2-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-2), the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ), and a Polish adaptation of the My Emotions Scale-the Emotional Reactions to Infant Crying Questionnaire (SER-PD). Through multivariate analyses, we found that educational level, maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms, parental reflective functioning, and breastfeeding impacted child-oriented and parent-oriented responses to infant cries. Specifically, higher prementalizing, severity of the symptoms of depression, and educational level were associated with higher anxiety in response to infant crying, while higher Interest and Curiosity were linked with higher sympathy for infant signalling. Moreover, higher parental empathy as a response to their child's cries was related to a medium certainty about mental states and indicating breastfeeding as a main or a supplementary way of feeding the baby. In conclusion, enhancing parental reflective functioning and encouraging breastfeeding can help mothers better comprehend both their own and their infants' responses. A proper intervention is needed to ensure support for mothers and infants.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145126323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Supporting prenatal families: Perspectives from Early Head Start staff. 支持产前家庭：来自早期开端工作人员的观点。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70041

Eleanor Fisk, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi, Kyle DeMeo Cook

{"title":"Supporting prenatal families: Perspectives from Early Head Start staff.","authors":"Eleanor Fisk, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi, Kyle DeMeo Cook","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70041","url":null,"abstract":"Early Head Start (EHS) serves prenatal families through their home visiting programs, offering support, referrals to services, and help preparing for parenthood. EHS programs individualize services to meet prenatal families' unique needs, yet we do not understand the full nuance of how this individualization occurs. In this study, we sought staff perspectives from those who work directly with prenatal families and/or have knowledge of how their EHS program serves prenatal families. We conducted interviews with nine EHS staff members (67% white, 22% Latina, 11% Black; 66% held a Bachelor's or Master's degree) with an average of 11 years' experience working for EHS from rural (56%) and urban (44%) EHS programs across the United States. Staff identified challenges they faced working with prenatal families (e.g., ensuring families had access to needed services) and successes they wanted to celebrate (e.g., individualizing service provision to meet families' unique needs). Findings from this study lend themselves to practice recommendations for improving EHS prenatal services even further, such as building out networks of community programs to support prenatal families, and additional research on cumulative benefits for families who enroll in EHS prenatally.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145126341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Further validation of Leerkes' cry questionnaire battery in an independent sample: Useful tools for infant mental health practitioners and scholars. Leerkes哭泣问卷在独立样本中的进一步验证：对婴儿心理健康从业者和学者有用的工具。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70039

Esther M Leerkes, Agona Lutolli, Yu Chen, Shourya Negi, Maha Issa, A'Niyah Choice, Juliana Ganim

{"title":"Further validation of Leerkes' cry questionnaire battery in an independent sample: Useful tools for infant mental health practitioners and scholars.","authors":"Esther M Leerkes, Agona Lutolli, Yu Chen, Shourya Negi, Maha Issa, A'Niyah Choice, Juliana Ganim","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70039","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this report is to further validate three measures of maternal responses to infant crying. These are the Infant Crying Questionnaire, which assesses beliefs about infant crying, the My Emotions Questionnaire, which assesses emotional reactions to infant crying, and one subscale of the Maternal Responsiveness Questionnaire which assesses nonresponsiveness to crying. Mother-infant dyads (N = 299) from the United States participated, mothers completed self-reports during the prenatal period, the focal questionnaires when their infants were 2-month, 6-month, and 1-year old, and other relevant questionnaires when their children were 2 years old. Maternal sensitivity was observed during each postnatal wave, mothers reported child behavior problems and social competence, and infant emotion regulation was observed at 1 and 2 years. The proposed factor structures were replicated, and each measure's subscales demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability and stability across waves. Subscales demonstrated convergent validity with one another and maternal characteristics, predictive validity to observed maternal sensitivity and mother-reported emotion socialization, and there was some evidence of predictive validity to child outcomes for select subscales. The utility of these measures within the field of infant mental health is discussed.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145126336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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