In population studies, there is consistent evidence that high levels of negative affectivity and more fine - grained traits within this dimension (such as frustration, sadness, fear and low levels
of soothability) predict both externalizing and internalizing problems in infancy, preschool age, and school age [7, 22, 23, 24, 25].
Not exact matches
Third, Burney and Leerkes (2010), who studied 6 - month - old infants and their parents, found a positive association (r =.28, p <.01) between maternal reports
of infant
soothability and quality
of paternal coparenting (operationalized as greater sense
of teamwork, respect, and positive communication; mother report).
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The current study evaluated the effectiveness
of the Family Foundations (FF) program on coparenting; parental depression and anxiety; distress in the parent - infant relationship; and infant regulatory competence (sleep, attention duration,
soothability).
Results found significant positive impact across all domains
of outcomes examined: parent mental health and adjustment, coparenting and couple relations, parenting quality, family violence, and early indicators
of child self - regulation (
soothability, attention, sleep).
Furthermore, the results
of this study suggest that it could also be important to address
soothability, the ability to calm down after distress, in diagnostic and treatment interventions
of both internalizing and externalizing problems and disorders in referred children.
Neonatal CSF oxytocin levels are associated with parent report
of infant
soothability and sociability
The IBQ yields six summary scales: Activity Level, Smiling and Laughter, Distress to Novelty, Distress to Limitations,
Soothability, and Duration
of Orienting.
After correction for internalizing behavior, more frustration, more impulsivity, more activity, less
soothability and less inhibitory control were significantly associated with more externalizing problem behavior in the total group
of clinically referred children (Table 4).
Meanwhile,
soothability was found to be related to both domains
of problems and could therefore be a factor related to general psychopathology.
Notably, less
soothability was the only trait that was related to more internalizing and externalizing problems when viewed seperately, and also to (sub) clinical levels
of comorbid internalizing and externalizing problem behavior.
Less
soothability, less inhibitory control and more frustration predicted (sub) clinical levels
of comborbid internalizing and externalizing problems in referred children.
Soothability refers to the rate
of recovery after distress, both spontaneously and in response to the soothing techniques parents use.