A new inhibition measure based on the Ainsworth Strange Situation correlated with validated measures of temperament, specifically fear, approach, shyness and sociability, and did not correlate with attachment classification. Inter-observer reliabilities were high for this new measure, and we were able to code children on a continuous measure of inhibition-noninhibition. Difference in cortisol levels did not differ between the children who scored at opposite extremes of the inhibited-noninhibited score. On the other hand, specific differences between inhibited and non-inhibited children were observed in heart rate patterns. The measure moderately predicted increased internalizing behaviour in inhibited children, however, in combination with maternal depression, had much stronger predictive power. In summary, our inhibition measure appears to be an efficient means of assessing inhibition that predicts risk factors of childhood behavioural problems.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.101810 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Zdebik, Magdalena. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Psychiatry.) |
| Rights | © Magdalena Zdebik, 2006 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002585641, proquestno: AAIMR32875, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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