Mohr C Gross-Hemmi MH Meyer AH Wilhelm FH Schneider S 2019 This study investigates the temporal patterning of infant self-regulatory behaviors (crying/fussing, sleeping) in relation to both infant (age, sex, regulatory problems) and maternal variables (soothing behaviors, mood). Self-regulatory and soothing behaviors were assessed in 121 mother-infant dyads (4-44 weeks) by the Baby's Day Diary at 5 min intervals over 3 days. Further infant characteristics and maternal mood were assessed by questionnaires (DASS, CES-D, STAI) and the Diagnostic Interview for the Assessment of Regulatory Problems in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Data were analyzed using generalized additive mixed models. Negative maternal mood was associated with a deviant course of crying/fussing during the day. Body contact was associated with reduced variability in the 24 h course of sleep. Mother-infant transactional processes-above and beyond known relationships with overall levels of crying/fussing and sleeping-might play out on the temporal dimension of infant regulatory behaviors. https://sonar.ch/global/documents/299170 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10578-018-00862-5 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30710313 Child psychiatry and human development. - 2019 Generalized additive mixed models Infancy Maternal mood Parenting behaviors Regulatory behaviors Adult Crying Female Humans Infant Infant Behavior Male Maternal Behavior Mother-Child Relations Self-Control Sleep Surveys and Questionnaires Temporal Patterns of Infant Regulatory Behaviors in Relation to Maternal Mood and Soothing Strategies. http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501