Abstract
This month's editorial by Feldman (p. 233) discusses the potentially critical periods that occur during fetal development. The editorial highlights the interplay of the intrauterine environment, later temperamental characteristics, and the imposition of the environment on behavior, further detailed in three original articles appearing in this month's Journal. To begin, the Generation R study reported by Roza et al. (p. 265) examines the influence of intrauterine growth on temperamental difficulties in 3,792 infants. Growth size and growth rate trajectories were followed in utero, and infant temperamental dimensions were measured at 6 months of age. However, after correcting for maternal variations, temperamental difficulties were not found to be associated to the measured growth parameters, in contrast to several previous studies. Linking the role of temperament to risk of psychopathology, Rettew et al. (p. 274) measured temperament characteristics using latent profile analysis with respect to psychopathology and wellness in children. They define several temperamental phenotypes, thereby adding dimension to the influence of temperament on positive and negative outcomes.
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