Developmental Trajectories of Emotional Availability Differ Between Dyads With Children With and Without Motor Delay
This study investigated associations of gross motor delay and dyadic emotional availability (EA). Data were drawn from 99 children (Mean age = 8.79 [SD = 3.2] months, 47% Female, and 67% White) with and without motor delay and their caregivers. EA was quantified from five parent-child interactions collected over 12 months. Dyads with children with significant motor delay had significantly less growth in Total EA, Child EA, Sensitivity, Responsiveness, and Involvement compared to dyads with children with typical motor development. Children with mild motor delay differed from children with typical motor development in Involvement. Severity of motor delay was associated with risk to EA in that dyads of children with more significant motor delay had more difficulties with EA over time. Trial Registration: This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT02593825).
Authors
- Rebecca M. Molinini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8456-6460)
- Mary S. Shall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5224-8006)
- Natalie A. Koziol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-1776)
- Michele A. Lobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-7687)
- Emily C. Marcinowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-3827)
- Sarah Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-5181)
- Sandra L. Willett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-4237)
- Stacey C. Dusing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-3893)
- Virginia W. Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9420-2284)
- James A. Bovaird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-9796)
- Regina T. Harbourne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-4145)
- Corri Stuyvenburg
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Colorado Mesa University (US)
- Duquesne University (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infancy
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.70027
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Foundation for Physical Therapy
- National Institutes of Health
- Institute of Education Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Center for Special Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences
- National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research