Associations Between Infant Self-Regulation and Socio-Emotional Development

Abstract

Infant temperament can predict later attention. Irritable infants, who show low threshold for frustration, are more likely to develop attention problems. Irritability and ADHD are also comorbid later in life. Less easily soothable infants are also shown to develop attentional problems later in childhood. It is unclear whether temperament as early as 4 months, including irritability and soothability, can predict later attention. The current study explores relations between infant irritability and soothability with later attentional development.