Infant Predictors of Toddler Effortful Control: A Multi-method Developmentally Sensitive Approach

Erickson, Nora L.; Gartstein, Maria A.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.

doi:10.1002/icd.1971

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“…Furthermore, some studies have demonstrated low convergence between commonly used measures of infant attention [ 52 , 102 , 103 ]. In our sample, we also found generally low convergence between our selected measures of infant attention ( Figure 2 ), especially across different modalities.…”

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Behavioural Measures of Infant Activity but Not Attention Associate with Later Preschool ADHD Traits

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Mapping infant neurocognitive differences that precede later ADHD-related behaviours is critical for designing early interventions. In this study, we investigated (1) group differences in a battery of measures assessing aspects of attention and activity level in infants with and without a family history of ADHD or related conditions (ASD), and (2) longitudinal associations between the infant measures and preschool ADHD traits at 3 years. Participants (N = 151) were infants with or without an elevated likelihood for ADHD (due to a family history of ADHD and/or ASD). A multi-method assessment protocol was used to assess infant attention and activity level at 10 months of age that included behavioural, cognitive, physiological and neural measures. Preschool ADHD traits were measured at 3 years of age using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and the Child Behaviour Questionnaire (CBQ). Across a broad range of measures, we found no significant group differences in attention or activity level at 10 months between infants with and without a family history of ADHD or ASD. However, parent and observer ratings of infant activity level at 10 months were positively associated with later preschool ADHD traits at 3 years. Observable behavioural differences in activity level (but not attention) may be apparent from infancy in children who later develop elevated preschool ADHD traits.

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Behavioural Measures of Infant Activity but Not Attention Associate with Later Preschool ADHD Traits

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“…First, several studies using parent-report measures of infant temperament have observed overall modest age-related increases in both negative and positive emotional reactivity, with accompanying decreases in RCO ability over the course of infancy (Braungart-Rieker, Hill-Soderlund, & Karrass, 2010; Costa & Figueiredo, 2011; Gartstein & Rothbart, 2003; Holmboe, Nemoda, Fearon, Sasvari-Szekely, & Johnson, 2011; Mink, Henning, & Aschersleben, 2013). Second, previous longitudinal studies that fit linear growth models to parent-report temperament data observed significant residual variability in both intercept and slope (e.g., Bridgett et al, 2009; Erickson, Gartstein, & Beauchaine, 2017; Gartstein et al, 2010), suggesting that developmental patterns of temperament could be better modeled by allowing for more than one trajectory. Because change and stability are both expected developmental patterns, we anticipated that the majority of infants follow pathways characterized by modest change, whereas smaller subsets of infants follow trajectories with more dramatic change over time (Janson & Mathiesen, 2008).…”

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Latent class trajectories of infant temperament and associations with problem behavior at two years of age

2020

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Individual differences in temperament have been well-described, but individual differences in temperament trajectories require elaboration. Specifically, it is unknown if subgroups of infants display different developmental patterns and if these patterns relate to later behavioral problems. The aims were to identify distinct developmental patterns in broad dimensions of temperament among typically developing infants, to determine whether these developmental patterns differ by sex, to evaluate how developmental patterns within each dimension of temperament relate to developmental patterns within other dimensions of temperament, and to determine whether developmental patterns of infant temperament are associated with internalizing and externalizing behavior at 2 years of age. Data from the longitudinal Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition study (n = 1,819) were used to model latent class trajectories of parent-reported infant temperament at 3, 6, and 12 months. Four to five unique latent trajectories were identified within each temperament dimension. Sex was not associated with trajectory groups. Developmental coordination was observed between trajectories of negative emotionality and regulatory capacity, and between regulatory capacity and positive affect, but not between positive affect and negative emotionality. Negative emotionality and regulatory capacity predicted internalizing and externalizing behavior. Patterns of development in infant temperament, and not just intensity of temperament, contribute toward later problem behavior.

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“…In study 1, infants provided a saliva sample at 5 months of age for analysis of individual differences in the oxytocinergic system and underwent EEG while listening to human vocalizations at 8 months of age for the assessment of brain signal variability. Infant behavior was assessed using the Revised Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ-R), a widely used and validated measure of 14 domains of infant behavior and temperament based on parental report [ 35 ] that has been shown to correlate with overt behaviors [ 36 – 38 ] and to prospectively predict the development of subsequent traits [ 39 – 42 ]. In study 2, 4-month-old infants provided a saliva sample for analysis of individual differences in the oxytocinergic system and underwent EEG while viewing faces and objects and listening to human speech and water sounds.…”

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Epigenetic tuning of brain signal entropy in emergent human social behavior

Puglia

Krol

Missana

et al. 2020

BMC Med

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Background How the brain develops accurate models of the external world and generates appropriate behavioral responses is a vital question of widespread multidisciplinary interest. It is increasingly understood that brain signal variability—posited to enhance perception, facilitate flexible cognitive representations, and improve behavioral outcomes—plays an important role in neural and cognitive development. The ability to perceive, interpret, and respond to complex and dynamic social information is particularly critical for the development of adaptive learning and behavior. Social perception relies on oxytocin-regulated neural networks that emerge early in development. Methods We tested the hypothesis that individual differences in the endogenous oxytocinergic system early in life may influence social behavioral outcomes by regulating variability in brain signaling during social perception. In study 1, 55 infants provided a saliva sample at 5 months of age for analysis of individual differences in the oxytocinergic system and underwent electroencephalography (EEG) while listening to human vocalizations at 8 months of age for the assessment of brain signal variability. Infant behavior was assessed via parental report. In study 2, 60 infants provided a saliva sample and underwent EEG while viewing faces and objects and listening to human speech and water sounds at 4 months of age. Infant behavior was assessed via parental report and eye tracking. Results We show in two independent infant samples that increased brain signal entropy during social perception is in part explained by an epigenetic modification to the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and accounts for significant individual differences in social behavior in the first year of life. These results are measure-, context-, and modality-specific: entropy, not standard deviation, links OXTR methylation and infant behavior; entropy evoked during social perception specifically explains social behavior only; and only entropy evoked during social auditory perception predicts infant vocalization behavior. Conclusions Demonstrating these associations in infancy is critical for elucidating the neurobiological mechanisms accounting for individual differences in cognition and behavior relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders. Our results suggest that an epigenetic modification to the oxytocin receptor gene and brain signal entropy are useful indicators of social development and may hold potential diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic value.

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Infant Predictors of Toddler Effortful Control: A Multi-method Developmentally Sensitive Approach

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Behavioural Measures of Infant Activity but Not Attention Associate with Later Preschool ADHD Traits

Behavioural Measures of Infant Activity but Not Attention Associate with Later Preschool ADHD Traits

Latent class trajectories of infant temperament and associations with problem behavior at two years of age

Epigenetic tuning of brain signal entropy in emergent human social behavior

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