Abstract
This study aimed to systematically review the measures used to assess infant self-regulation during the first 12 months of life. This systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis statement protocol. From 235 selected papers, 79 provided information on behavioural and physiological measures to assess infant self-regulation during the first 12 months of life. Thirty-six behavioural (30 observational and 6 parent-report) and five physiological different measures were identified. Studies with a longitudinal design, comprising larger samples, and aiming to assess infant self-regulation later in infancy, mostly used behavioural measures than physiological measures. Studies comprising lower samples and aiming to assess infant self-regulation earlier in infancy, mostly used observational than parent-reported measures. Studies targeting younger infants used physiological measures and studies targeting older infants used behavioural measures, with observational measures used with younger infants and parental-reported measures used with older infants during the first year of life. When measuring self-regulation is important to consider infant's age, to fit the measurement procedures with the self-regulation development level.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e2414 |
| Journal | Infant and Child Development |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Authors. Infant and Child Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Funding
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science; European Regional Development Fund, Grant/Award Number: POCI‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐007653; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Grant/Award Numbers: SFRH/BD/115048/2016, PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010; Foundation for Science and Technology, Grant/Award Number: UIDB/05380/2020 Funding information This study was conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds and co‐financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐007653). This research was also supported by FEDER Funds through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade—COMPETE and by National Funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the project PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010 and individual grant SFRH/BD/115048/2016. This study was also funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology—FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education), under the grant UIDB/05380/2020. This study was conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653). This research was also supported by FEDER Funds through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade—COMPETE and by National Funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the project PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010 and individual grant SFRH/BD/115048/2016. This study was also funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology—FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education), under the grant UIDB/05380/2020.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| COMPETE2020 | POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653 |
| Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education | UIDB/05380/2020 |
| Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | SFRH/BD/115048/2016, PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010 |
| Ministério da Educação e Ciência | |
| European Regional Development Fund | POCI‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐007653 |
| Universidade do Minho |
Keywords
- behavioural measures
- infant
- observational measures
- parent-reported measures
- physiological measures
- self-regulation