FACIAL EXPRESSIVITY TO ACUTE PAIN IN COCAINE-EXPOSED TODDLERS

Authors
ROUMELL N WILLE D ABRAMSON L DELANEY V
Citation
N. Roumell et al., FACIAL EXPRESSIVITY TO ACUTE PAIN IN COCAINE-EXPOSED TODDLERS, Infant mental health journal, 18(3), 1997, pp. 274-281
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Infant mental health journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
01639641
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
274 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-9641(1997)18:3<274:FETAPI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Expressive emotion regulation in response to stress following inoculat ion was examined in 30 18-month-olds. Fourteen were exposed to cocaine in utero and 16 were drug-free. Findings indicated that the cocaine-e xposed group displayed fewer discrete negative expressions of distress and anger and more sadness in response to acute pain. These results s uggest that cocaine exposure may exert an influence on the expression of emotion into the second year of life.