Publications by authors named "Mumtaz Backer"
Maladaptive offspring emotion regulation has been identified as one pathway linking maternal and child psychological well-being in school-aged children. Whether such a pathway is present earlier in life still remains unclear. The present study investigated the role of preschoolers' emotion reactivity and regulation in the association between maternal psychological distress and child internalizing and externalizing problems.
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- * Researchers involved 100 mother-child pairs in Singapore to conduct a "Laughing Task" that measured positive emotions before the children faced a frustration task, with RSA monitored throughout.
- * Results showed that when mothers had more positive emotional responses, it positively correlated with the children's RSA at both baseline and during recovery but not while experiencing frustration, highlighting the potential benefits of maternal emotional support on children's stress responses.