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Department of Psychology Gartstein Temperament Lab

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Our research team addresses social-emotional development, primarily in early childhood, with an emphasis on identifying typical trajectories of temperament development, as well as risk and protective factors relevant to the development of psychopathology. In addition, parental contributions to both temperament development and the emergence of symptoms/behavior problems are routinely examined. We have been fortunate to collaborate with a number of wonderful colleagues at WSU, in the US, and abroad, with the latter group contributing to another area of research – cross-cultural study of temperament development and developmental psychopathology.

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2024

Madigan, J.A., Waters, S.A., *Gartstein, M.A., *Mattera, J.A., Connolly, C.P., & Crespi, E.J. (2024). Perinatal hair cortisol concentrations linked to psychological distress and unpredicted birth complications. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 161, e106921.

*Mattera, J.A., *Erickson, N.L., Barbosa-Leiker, C., & *Gartstein, M.A. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic effects: Examining prenatal internalizing symptoms and infant temperament. Infancy, 29, 386–411. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287839, 218

Putnam, S. P., *Sehic, E., French, B., *Gartstein, M.A., Lira Luttges, B. and 489 members of the Global Temperament Project (2024). The Global Temperament Project: Parent-reported temperament in infants, toddlers and children from 59 nations. Developmental Psychology, 60, 916–941. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001732. , 218

 

2023

*Campagna, A. X., *Desmarais, E., French, B., *Underwood, J. J., Majdandžić, M., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C., Lee, E., Huitron, B., Ahmetoglu, E., Benga, O., Raikkonen, K., Heinonen, K., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Linhares, M., Lecannelier, F., Casalin, S., Acar, I., Tuovinen, S., Wang, Z., Montirosso, R., Giusti, L., Park, S-Y., Putnam, S., & *Gartstein, M. (2023). Temperament and Behavior Problems: A Multilevel Analysis of Cross-Cultural Differences. Infant and Child Development.

*Brown, K. L. & *Gartstein, M. A. (2023). Microstate analysis in infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 70(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101785

*Gartstein, M. A. & *Brown, K. L. (2023). Temperament. Encyclopedia of child and adolescent
health. Science Direct in the Reference Collection in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818872-9.00076-5

Bruinhof, N., *Sehic, E., Hancock, G. R., *Gartstein, M. A., & de Weerth, C. (2023). Prenatal anticipatory stress: Baby Preparation and Worry Scale-Revised in the Dutch context. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152437

Holdsworth, E.A., Williams, J.E., Pace, R.M., Lane, A.A., *Gartstein, M.A., McGuire, M.A., McGuire, M.K., & Meehan, C.L. (2023). Breastfeeding patterns are associated with human milk microbiome composition: The MIMBES study. PLoS ONE, 18, e0287839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287839, 218

*Mattera, J.A., *Campagna, A.X., Goodman, S.H., *Gartstein, M.A., Hancock, G.R., Stowe, Z.N., Newport, D.J., Knight, B.T. (2023). Associations between mothers’ and fathers’ depression and anxiety and infant temperament trajectories over the first year of life: Evidence from diagnoses and symptom severity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 343, 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.09.023, 218

 

2022

*Gartstein, M. A., Seamon, D. E., *Mattera, J. A., Bosquet Enlow, M., Wright, R. J., Perez-Edgar, K., Buss, K. A., LoBue, V., Bell, M. A., Goodman, S. H., Spieker, S., *Bridgett, D. J., Salisbury, A. L., Gunnar, M. R., Milner, S. B., Muzik, M., Stifter, C. A., Planalp, E. M., Mehr, S. A., Spelke, S. E., Lukowski, A. F., Groh, A. M., Lickenbrock, D. M., Santelli, R., DuRocher Schudlich, T., Anzman-Frasca, S., Thrasher, C., Diaz, A., Dayton, C., Moding, K. J., & Jordan, E. M. (2022). Using machine learning to understand age and gender classification based on infant temperament. PLoS ONE, 17, e0266026.

*Underwood, J. J., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2022). Investigating the links between parent-child interactions and context-specific electroencephalography asymmetry: Neurophysiology behind a frustrating task. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 218(2-3): 105375.

*Mattera, J. A., Waters. S. F., Lee, S., Connolly, C., *Gartstein. M. A. (2022). Prenatal internalizing symptoms as a mediator linking maternal adverse childhood experiences with infant temperament. Early Human Development, 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105577

*Brown, K. L., Fairclough, D., Noll, R. B., Barrera, M., Kupst, M. J., *Gartstein, M. A., Egan, A. M., Bates, C. R., Gerhardt, C. A., & Vannatta, K. (2022). Emotional well-being of pediatric brain tumor survivors and comparison peers: Perspectives from children and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(2), 166-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac077

*Pham, C., *Desmarais, E. D., *Jones, V., French, B. F., Wang, Z., Putnam, S. P., Casalin, S., Linhares, M. B. M., Lecannelier, F., Tuovinen, S., Heinonen, K., Raikkonen, K., Montirosso, R., Giusti, L., Park, S.Y., Han, S.Y., Lee, E. G., Huitron, B., de Weerth, C., … *Gartstein, M. A. 2022. Relations between bedtime parenting behaviors and temperament across 14 cultures. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1004082

 

2021

*Desmarais, E. E., *Brown, K, *Campbell, K., French, B., Putnam, S., Casalin, S., Linhares, B., Lecannelier, F., Wang, Z., Raikkonen, K., Heinonen, K., Tuovinen, S., Montirosso, R., Provenzi, L., Park, H., Han, S., Lee, E., Huitron, B., de Weerth, C., Beijers, R., Majdandžić, M., Benga, O., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Acar, I., Ahmetoglu, E., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Links between television exposure and toddler dysregulation: Does culture matter? Infant Behavior and Development, 63, e101557.

*Gartstein, M.A., *Warwick, H., & *Campagna, A.X. (2021). Electroencephalogram (EEG) frontal asymmetry changes during emotion-eliciting tasks and parent-child interaction dynamics. Social Development, 30, 496–514.

*Jones, V., Wang, Z., Yuan, S., *Pham, C., Putnam, S. P., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Cross-cultural differences in temperament between the United States and the People’s Republic of China: A longitudinal comparison. Asian Journal of Pediatric Research, 7(3), 31-43.

*Campagna, A. X., *Pham, C. N., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Understanding emerging regulation: The role of frontal electroencephalography asymmetry and negative affectivity. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(7). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.22198

Anderson, A., Perone, P. *Campagna, A. X., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Play with mom: Insights into regulatory processes at work during baseline and parent-infant play. Developmental Neuropsychology, 46(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2021.1981904

*Gartstein. M. A. (2021). Development and validation of the Mindful Parenting in Infancy Scale (MPIS). Infancy, 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/infa.12417

Barbosa-Leiker, C., Lederhos Smith, C., Crespi, E. J., Brooks, O., Burduli, E., Ranjo, S., Carty, C. L., Hebert, L. E., Waters, S. F., & *Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Stressors, coping, and resources needed during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of perinatal women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21. https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-021-03665-0

 

2020

*Iverson, S.L., *Desmarais, E.E., *Neumann, A.A., & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). New brief temperament guidance program for parents of infants: A pilot evaluation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 33, 38-48.

Kozlova, E.A., Slobodskaya, H.R., & *Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Early temperament as a predictor of child mental health. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18, 1493-1506.

*Neumann, A.A., *Desmarais, E.E., *Iverson, S.L., & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Ecological contributions to maternal-infant functioning: Differences between rural and urban family contexts. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22313

*Underwood, J., *Kirchhoff, C., *Warwick, H. & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Leveraging Python to process cross-cultural temperament interviews: A novel platform for text analysis. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51, 168-181.

*Erickson, N. L., *Neumann, A., Hancock, G. R. & *Gartstein, M. A. (2020). Baby preparation and worry scale (Baby-PAWS): Instrument development and psychometric evaluation. Early Human Development, 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105080

Perone, S., *Gartstein, M. A., & Anderson, A. (2020). Dynamics of frontal alpha asymmetry in mother-infant dyads: Insights from the Still Face Paradigm. Infant Behavior and Development, 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101500

 

2019

*Gartstein, M.A., *Erickson, N.L., Cooijmans, K.H.M., Hancock, G.R., Zijlmans, M.A.C., & de Weerth, C. (2019). Is prenatal maternal distress context-dependent? Comparing United States (US) and the Netherlands. Journal of Affective Disorders, 1, 710-715.

Davison, L., *Warwick, H., *Campbell, K., & *Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Infant temperament affects toddler language development. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 6, 122-128. https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.509.2019.63.122.128

*Gartstein, M.A., Hancock, G.R., *Potapova, N.V., Calkins, S.D., & Bell, M.A. (2019). Modeling development of frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry: Sex differences and links with temperament. Developmental Science, 23, e12891.

*Erickson, N.L., Hancock, G.R., Oberlander, T.F., Brain, U., Grunau, R.E., & *Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Prenatal SSRI antidepressant use and maternal internalizing symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: Exploring effects on infant temperament trajectories for boys and girls. Journal of Affective Disorders, 258, 179–194.

*Kirchhoff, M.C., *Desmarais, E., Putnam, S.P., & *Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Similarities and differences between western cultures: Toddler temperament and parent-child interactions in the United States (US) and Germany. Infant Behavior and Development, 57, e101366.

Perone, S. & *Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Mapping cortical rhythms to infant behavioral tendencies via baseline EEG and parent-report. Developmental Psychobiology, 61, 815-823.

Perone, S. & *Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Relations between dynamics of parent-infant interactions and baseline EEG functional connectivity. Infant Behavior and Development, 57, e101344.

 

2018

*Gartstein, M.A. & Putnam, S.P. (2018). Temperament, Parents and Culture: Findings from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium (JETTC). New York, NY: Routledge.

This book based on the work of the Gartstein Temperament Lab and others was noted in a Washington Post article:
http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/15598/15598_3801

*Gartstein, M.A., Seamon, E., Lengua, L.J., & Thompson, S.F. (2018). Community crime exposure and risk for obesity in preschool children: Moderation by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)-axis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43, 353–365. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048574

*Gartstein, M.A., Seamon, E., Thompson, S.F., & Lengua, L.J. (2018). Parenting matters: Moderation of biological and community risk for obesity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 56, 21–34. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397317301351

*Gartstein, M.A. & Skinner, M.K. (2018). Prenatal influences on temperament development: The role of environmental epigenetics. Development and Psychopathology, 3aee0, 1269-1303. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29229018/

 

2017

*Gartstein, M.A., Prokasky, A., Bell, M.A., Calkins, S., *Bridgett, D.J., Braungart-Rieker, J., Leerkes, E., Cheatham, C., Eiden, R.D., Mize, K.D., Aaron Jones, N., Mireault, G., & Seamon, E. (2017). Latent profile and cluster analysis of infant temperament: Comparisons across person-centered approaches. Developmental Psychology, 53, 1811-1825. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5612890/

 

2016

LowKapalu, C. & *Gartstein, M.A. (2016). Boys with Fragile X Syndrome: Investigating temperament in early childhood. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 60 ,891-900. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27321588

*Gartstein, M.A., Hookenson, K.V., Brain, U., Devlin, A.M., Grunau, R.E., & Oberlander, T.F. (2016). Sculpting infant soothability: The role of prenatal SSRI antidepressant exposure and neonatal SLC6A4 methylation status. Developmental Psychobiology, 58, 745-758. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27254389

*Erikson, N. L.,*Gartstein, M.A., & Beauchaine, T. (2016). Infant predictors of toddler effortful control: A multi-method developmentally sensitive approach. Infant and Child Development, 745-758. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.1971

 

2015

Bornstein, M.H., Putnick, D.L., *Gartstein, M.A., Hahn, C., Kwak, K., Auestad, N., & O’Connor, D.L. (2015). Infant temperament across the first years of postnatal life: Stability by age, gender, birth order, term status, and SES. Child Development, 86, 844–863. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428977/

 

2014

*Gartstein, M.A., Bell, M.A., & Calkins, S.D. (2014). EEG asymmetry at 10 months of age: Are temperament trait predictors different for boys and girls? Developmental Psychobiology, 56, 1327–1340. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119516/

*Gartstein, M.A., *Potapova, N., & Hsu, A. (2014). Infant temperament: Implications for later sleep and eating/feeding.  Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 32, 185-198. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02646838.2013.853172

Putnam, S.P., Helbig, A.L, *Gartstein, M.A., Rothbart, M.K., & Leerkes, E. (2014). Development and assessment of short and very short forms of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire – Revised. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96, 445-458. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24206185

 

2013

*Gartstein, M.A., *Bridgett, D.J., Young, B.N., Panksepp, J., & Power, T. (2013). Origins of effortful control: Infant and parent contributions. Infancy, 18(2), 149-183. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530995/

Slobodskaya, H.R., *Gartstein, M.A., Nakagawa, A., & Putnam, S.P. (2013). Early temperament in Japan, US and Russia: Do cross-cultural differences decrease with age? Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44, 438 – 460. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022022112453316

 

2012 or Older

*Gartstein, M.A., *Bridgett, D.J., Rothbart, M.K., Robertson, C., Iddins, E., Ramsay, K., & Schlect, S. (2010). A latent growth examination of fear development in infancy: Contributions of maternal depression and the risk for toddler anxiety. Developmental Psychology, 46,651-668. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20438177

*Gartstein, M.A., Peleg, Y., Young, B.N., & Slobodskaya, H.R. (2009). Infant temperament in Russia, United States of America, and Israel: Differences and similarities between Russian-speaking families. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40, 241-256. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19165594

*Gartstein, M.A., Putnam, S.P., & Rothbart, M.K. (2012). Etiology of preschool behavior problems: Contributions of temperament attributes in early childhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 33,197-211. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28520102

*Gartstein, M.A., Slobodskaya, H.R., Putnam, S.P., Kinsht, I.A. (2009). A cross-cultural study of infant temperament: Predicting preschool effortful control in the United States of America (U.S.) and Russia. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 6, 337-364. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17405620701203846

*Gartstein, M.A., Slobodskaya, H.R., Żylicz, P.O., Gosztyla, D. & Nakagawa, N. (2010). A Cross-cultural evaluation of temperament development: Japan, United States of America, Poland and Russia. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 10, 55-75. http://www.redalyc.org/html/560/56017066004/