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Summary
A sample of mother-infant dyads were assessed several times in the child's first three years of life to examine the relationships among infant negative reactivity (expression of negative emotions), self-regulation, parenting self-efficacy (belief in one's parenting ability), and child weight outcomes. Greater observed infant negative reactivity predicted more weight gain when mothers had lower parenting self-efficacy.
Citation
Anzman-Frasca, S., Stifter, C. A., Paul, I. M., Birch, L. L. (2013). Infant Temperament and Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy Predict Child Weight Outcomes. Infant Behavior and Development, 36, 494-497. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.04.006