Journal article
Fetal Antecedents of Infant Temperament
Child development, Vol.67(5), pp.2568-2583
10/1996
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01875.x
PMID: 9022257
Abstract
This study established the emergence of stable individual differences in neurobehavioral functioning prior to birth and examined their relation to subsequent infant temperament. Fetal heart rate and movement were recorded longitudinally for 31 fetuses at 6 gestational ages beginning at 20 weeks' gestation. Maternally reported temperament data were collected at 3 and 6 months. Moderate stability in all measures except reactivity was apparent at some time before birth. By 36 weeks, fetal neurobehavior accounted for between 22% and 60% of the variance in prediction of temperament scores. In general, more active fetuses were more difficult, unpredictable, unadaptable, and active infants. Higher fetal heart rate was associated with lower emotional tone, activity level, and predictability. We conclude that features of fetal neurobehavior provide the basis for individual differences in reactivity and regulation in infancy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Fetal Antecedents of Infant Temperament
- Creators
- Janet A DiPietro - Johns Hopkins UniversityDenice M Hodgson - Johns Hopkins UniversityKathleen A Costigan - Johns Hopkins UniversityTimothy R. B Johnson - University of Michigan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Child development, Vol.67(5), pp.2568-2583
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01875.x
- PMID
- 9022257
- ISSN
- 0009-3920
- eISSN
- 1467-8624
- Number of pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1996
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094875802771
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