Journal article
EEG asymmetry at 10 months of age: are temperament trait predictors different for boys and girls?
Developmental psychobiology, Vol.56(6), pp.1327-1340
09/2014
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110933
PMCID: PMC4119516
PMID: 24634135
Abstract
Frontal EEG asymmetry patterns represent markers of individual differences in emotion reactivity and regulation, with right hemisphere activation linked with withdrawal behaviors/emotions (e.g., fear), and activation of the left hemisphere associated with approach (e.g., joy, anger). In the present study, gender was examined as a potential moderator of links between infant temperament at 5 months, and frontal EEG asymmetry patterns recorded during an Arm Restraint procedure at 10 months of age. Positive Affectivity/Surgency (PAS), Negative Emotionality (NE), and Orienting/Regulatory Capacity (ORC) were considered as predictors, with PAS emerging as significant for males; higher levels translating into greater right-frontal activation later in infancy. For females, ORC accounted for a significant portion of the frontal asymmetry scores, with higher ORC being associated with greater right-frontal activation. The moderating influence of gender noted in this study is discussed in the context of implications for discrepancies in rates/symptoms of psychopathology later in childhood.
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- Title
- EEG asymmetry at 10 months of age: are temperament trait predictors different for boys and girls?
- Creators
- Maria A Gartstein - Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4820. gartstma@wsu.eduMartha Ann BellSusan D Calkins
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychobiology, Vol.56(6), pp.1327-1340
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R03 HD043057 / NICHD NIH HHS HD043057 / NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD049878 / NICHD NIH HHS HD049878 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900547501201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article