Infant cry acoustics and maternal ratings of temperament

Lynne C. Huffman; Yvonne E. Bryan; Frank A. Pedersen; Barry M. Lester; John D. Newman; Rebecca del Carmen

doi:10.1016/0163-6383(94)90021-3

Infant cry acoustics and maternal ratings of temperament

Lynne C. Huffman, Yvonne E. Bryan, Frank A. Pedersen, Barry M. Lester, John D. Newman, Rebecca del Carmen

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Abstract

Amount of crying or fussiness has been associated with the concept of difficult temperament. In this study, we explored the associations between cry acoustics and temperament characteristics across the first 12 weeks of life in a group of healthy full-term infants. Maternal ratings of 12-week temperament, particularly negative emotional reactivity, were significantly related to both neonatal and 12-week cry acoustics. In addition, two acoustic variables, duration of cry utterance and fundamental frequency, were stable over the first 12 weeks of life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	45-53
Number of pages	9
Journal	Infant Behavior and Development
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-6383(94)90021-3
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

acoustics
cry
infancy
temperament

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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