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Infant Temperament Profiles, Cultural Orientation, and Toddler Behavioral and Physiological Regulation in Mexican-American Families
Betty Lin,
Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant,
Charles Beekman,
Keith A. Crnic,
Nancy A. Gonzales,
Linda J. Luecken,
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Betty Lin
University at Albany, State University of New York
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Betty Lin, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave, Social Sciences 399, Albany, NY 12222. Electronic mail may be sent to [email protected].
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Betty Lin,
Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant,
Charles Beekman,
Keith A. Crnic,
Nancy A. Gonzales,
Linda J. Luecken,
Corresponding Author
Betty Lin
University at Albany, State University of New York
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Betty Lin, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave, Social Sciences 399, Albany, NY 12222. Electronic mail may be sent to [email protected].
Search for more papers by this authorThe title for this Special Section is Specificity and Commonality: Sociocultural Generalizability in Social-Emotional Development, edited by Tina Malti and Charissa S. L. Cheah
This research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH083173-01 and R01 MH083173-01A1S). We thank the mothers and infants for their participation, Dean Coonrod and the Maricopa Integrated Health Systems for their assistance with recruitment; and the research team for their commitment and dedication to this project.
Abstract
This study sought to (a) replicate infant temperament profiles from predominantly White samples in a sample of low-income, predominantly first-generation Mexican-American families, (b) investigate associations between infant temperament profiles and toddler behavioral and physiological regulation, and (c) explore whether mothers’ cultural orientation would moderate those associations. Mothers and infants (n = 322; 46% male) were assessed during pregnancy and at infant ages 9, 12, and 24 months. Latent profile analysis yielded three temperament profiles that were consistent with those from extant research. Compared to the high positive affect, well-regulated profile, the negative reactive, low regulated profile was associated with poorer behavioral and parasympathetic (i.e., respiratory sinus arrhythmia) regulation, but associations depended on mothers’ Mexican and Anglo cultural orientation.
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