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Variation in Everyday Maternal Sensitivity Predicts Infants’ Real‐Time Physiological Regulation

Anna Madden‐Rusnak; Megan Micheletti; Taylor Wilds; Kaya de Barbaro

Originally published 2026-09-01 · Developmental Psychobiology
Wiley · DOI 10.1002/dev.70193 ↗

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What happens in the moments after an infant begins to fuss?

Synchronizing everyday recordings with physiological measures lets readers examine the timing of caregiver responses, a feature often lost in retrospective questionnaires.

Who was studied?

Infants and mothers studied with home audio recordings and physiological monitoring

Age / stage: 1–10 months

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  1. What happens in the moments after an infant begins to fuss?
  2. What was measured at each observation, and what other influences might account for the link?
  3. Which features of the study population (infants and mothers studied with home audio recordings and physiological monitoring) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?

Keep the limits in view

Home recordings and heart-rate data capture responses around episodes of distress in 23 infants. Physiological change around a cry is narrower than a direct assessment of lasting attachment.

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Anna Madden‐Rusnak; Megan Micheletti; Taylor Wilds; Kaya de Barbaro (2026). Variation in Everyday Maternal Sensitivity Predicts Infants’ Real‐Time Physiological Regulation Developmental Psychobiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.70193

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