Abstract
The purpose of the study was to characterize maternal regulation strategies during mother-infant interactions at home in stressful episodes at everyday caregiving activities. Also, to identify if maternal singing accomplished the role of a physiological and emotional regulatory strategy in care routines. The methodological design was non-experimental, with a cross-sectional research method. The sample of 32 dyads (mother-infant) was recruited with a a non-probabilistic method. The participants came from low-income socioeconomic status. Two patterns of maternal caregiving were found: Contingent Regulatory Patttern, and Non-Contingent Regulatory Pattern. As well, the maternal singing was identified to play different functions, among them, a regulatory one in stressful episodes during caregiving routines.
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