Prenatal maternal stress and mood, and early postnatal mother-infant interactions
set the stage for the child’s psychobiological, neurological and social development. While
a large body of research connecting maternal depression to infant EEG asymmetry exists,
the current study sought to add to the sparse literature on maternal anxiety and infant
EEG. Mother-infant dyads were assessed prenatally during the third trimester, soon after
birth, at 6 weeks and 3 months postnatal. Association between maternal depression and
later development of right mid-frontal alpha asymmetry was confirmed, while trends
suggested maternal anxiety may be associated with lateral frontal alpha asymmetry.
Greater maternal sensitivity and anxiety were each associated with lower post-stressor
cortisol in infants with right frontal asymmetry. Greater time spent in mutual gaze was
associated with positive infant affect. Finally, quality mother-infant dynamics encourage positive infant affect and healthy physiological stress regulation even when brain patterns
associated with dysregulation have been established. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_39796 |
| Contributors | Sloan, Aliza T. (author), Jones, Nancy Aaron (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 70 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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