TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of attachment and temperament on venipuncture distress in 14-month-old infants
T2 - the Generation R Study
AU - Wolff, N.J.
AU - Darlington, A.S.
AU - Hunfeld, J.A.
AU - Tharner, A.
AU - van IJzendoorn, M.H.
AU - Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J.
AU - Moll, H.A.
AU - Jaddoe, V.W.
AU - Hofman, A.
AU - Verhulst, F.C.
AU - Passchier, J.
AU - Tiemeier, H.
N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of attachment and temperament on infant distress during venipuncture.METHOD: The study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a prospective population-based study. Two different research procedures (i.e., blood sampling and the Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure) yielded measures of venipuncture distress and attachment security and disorganization in 246 infants aged 14 months. Four temperament traits (distress to limitations, fear, recovery from distress, and sadness) were assessed using the maternally reported Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised, at the age of 6 months.RESULTS: There were no differences between mean levels of distress during venipuncture in infants classified as having insecure attachment, but there was a trend for disorganized attachment. The temperament traits were not related to distress. However, children with a disorganized attachment and higher temperamental fear had more venipuncture distress.CONCLUSION: When different risk factors are present simultaneously, infant distress is heightened.
AB - OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of attachment and temperament on infant distress during venipuncture.METHOD: The study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a prospective population-based study. Two different research procedures (i.e., blood sampling and the Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure) yielded measures of venipuncture distress and attachment security and disorganization in 246 infants aged 14 months. Four temperament traits (distress to limitations, fear, recovery from distress, and sadness) were assessed using the maternally reported Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised, at the age of 6 months.RESULTS: There were no differences between mean levels of distress during venipuncture in infants classified as having insecure attachment, but there was a trend for disorganized attachment. The temperament traits were not related to distress. However, children with a disorganized attachment and higher temperamental fear had more venipuncture distress.CONCLUSION: When different risk factors are present simultaneously, infant distress is heightened.
KW - Adult
KW - Double-Blind Method
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant Behavior/physiology
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mother-Child Relations
KW - Object Attachment
KW - Phlebotomy/psychology
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Stress, Psychological/psychology
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Temperament/physiology
KW - Young Adult
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U2 - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.01.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 21316110
SN - 0163-6383
VL - 34
SP - 293
EP - 302
JO - Infant Behavior and Development
JF - Infant Behavior and Development
IS - 2
ER -