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Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jul 26;129:282–295. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.07.025

Table 1.

Summary of studies employing repeated measures of RSA during early childhood

Age By Month Demographics RSA
Brief Citation n Timepoint
(month)
M(SD) % Male Race/Ethnicity M SD
Alkon et al., 20061 150 6 6.66(0.97) 54% 89% Mexican 3.30 0.90
142 12 12.44(0.8) 47% 11% Mixed 3.80 0.90
1% Other
Alkon et al., 20111 159 6 6.66(0.97) 50.2% 97% Latino 3.32 0.82
152 12 12.44(0.8) 50.2% 3% Multiracial 3.74 0.93
136 42 NR 50.2% 6.44 1.13
297 60 NR 50.2% 6.8 1.19
Arditi et al., 20062 62 newborn 51.9hr(7.31) 46.78% 100% Israeli 3.99 1.10
Bar-Haim et al., 2000 24 4 NR 37.5% 100% White 3.22 0.86
24 9 NR 37.5% 3.60 0.87
24 14 NR NR 3.91 1.11
24 24 NR NR 4.74 1.08
24 48 NR NR 6.01 1.27
Berry et al., 20183 748 7 NR NR Ethnicity NR 3.82 0.76
748 15 NR NR 4.29 0.92
748 24 NR NR 4.89 1.12
748 35 NR NR 5.52 1.09
Bockneck et al., 2018 130 24 to 31 27.02(2.6) 59.2% 90% Black
3.8% White
3.8% Multiracial
2.3% Other
2.95 0.86
Bornstein & Suess, 2000 77 2 1.98(0.32) 50.65% Ethnicity NR 2.60 0.76
66 5 5.39(0.37) 45.45% 3.24 0.79
Brooker et al., 2013 124 6 NR NR 95% White
1.7% Black
0.9% Asian
3.55 0.77
Buss et al., 2005 68 24 24.5(0.4) 64.7% 94.1% White
1.5% each Black/ Asian/ Hispanic/ Indigenous
5.06 0.95
Busuito et al., 2019 158 6 6.31(0.3) 57% 75% White
8% Black
17% Other
3.18 0.85
Calkins & Keane, 2004 140 24 NR 50.6% 65% White
30% Black
5% Other
5.76 1.40
Cho & Buss, 2017 124 24 24.43(0.47) 50% 90.4% White
6.4% Asian
1.6% Indigenous
1.6% Other
4.46 1.07
Cruz et al., 2018 28 1 1.12(0.24) 57.1% 100% White 3.10 1.30
DiPietro et al., 2006 137 24 24.8(0.9) 49% 85.1% White
11.7% Black
3.2% Asian
4.27 1.02
Esposito et al., 2016 156 28 28.5(5.91) 52% 90% White
8% Multiracial
2% Asian
5.22 1.31
156 36 35.34(6.18) 52% 5.79 1.32
156 42 43.42(6.09) 52% 6.21 1.22
Feldman & Eidelman, 20072 52 newborn NR 55.8% 100% Israeli 2.28 1.46
Fox, 19894 63 5 4.65(0.29) 47.6% Ethnicity NR 2.99 0.88
52 14 14.1(4.2) 45.5% 3.45 0.79
Fracasso et al., 1994 58 5 NR 44.8% 100% White 3.02 0.71
53 7 NR 45.3% 3.25 0.72
44 10 NR 43.2% 3.27 0.72
49 13 NR 51% 3.20 0.71
Gormally et al., 2001 21 newborn 53hr(12) 42% Ethnicity NR 3.80 1.50
Grady & Callan, 2019 37 24 23.28(0.65) 35.1% 56% Hispanic/Latino
26.5% White
6% Asian
5.9% Black
5.58 1.04
Gueron-Sela et al., 20175 137 3 NR 52% 58% Black
46.1% White
3.41 0.96
137 6 NR 52% 3.65 0.88
137 12 NR 52% 3.67 0.93
137 18 NR 52% 4.50 1.57
137 24 NR 52% 4.92 1.49
137 30 NR 52% 4.86 1.40
137 36 NR 52% 5.34 1.25
Gunnar et al., 1995 50 newborn 46.4hr(19.7) 50% 84% White
8% Black
4% Asian
4% Other
3.90 1.20
Haley et al., 20086 104 3 3.04(0.20) 52.9% 80% White
Other NR
3.46 1.12
Haley et al., 20106 151 6 NR 50.3% 80% White
Other NR
3.44 0.87
Holochwost et al., 20145 95 6 NR 47.4% 53.7% Black
46.3% White
3.72 0.91
Holochwost et al., 20185 112 24 to 36 NR 51.5% 58.7% Black
41.3% White
5.16 1.26
Hsu & Porter, 2004 53 1 NR 43.18% 92% White 3.35 1.20
53 3 NR 38.46% Other NR 3.35 0.89
Huffman et al., 1998 65 3 2.69(0.12) 51.7% “Predominantly White” 2.6 0.82
Izard et al., 1991 86 3 NR NR 100% White 2.56 0.80
83 4.5 NR NR 2.76 0.81
58 6 NR NR 2.96 0.93
54 9 NR NR 3.49 0.81
47 13 NR NR 3.61 0.76
Jewell et al., 2018 312 1.4 NR 46% 87% Mexican 2.50 0.97
205 2.8 NR 46% 13% White 2.81 1.00
210 4.1 NR 46% 2.86 0.94
210 5.5 NR 46% 3.10 0.85
206 12 NR 46% 3.66 0.95
237 18 NR 46% 4.25 0.98
244 24 NR 46% 6.23 1.12
Johnson et al., 2014 329 6 6(0.53) 55% 91% White
Other NR
3.58 1.76
Kennedy et al., 2004 104 24 NR 48.1% 97% White 4.86 0.98
104 27 3m follow up 51% Other NR 4.86 0.98
Lewis et al., 2004 56 4 3.93(0.28) 48.2% 91.1% White
7.14% Asian
1.78% Hispanic
2.76 0.13
Maikranz et al., 2000 68 4 NR 48.5% Ethnicity NR 5.76 0.83
Mammen et al., 2017 46 8 7.6(0.95) 56% 89% White
Other NR
3.37 0.80
Mateus et al., 2018 23 1 1.15(0.23) 65.2% 100% White 3.11 1.24
Mills-Koonce et al., 20153 150 6 NR NR Ethnicity NR 3.95 0.90
161 15 NR NR 4.37 1.07
Montirosso et al., 2014 83 4 4.08(0.06) 46.3% Ethnicity NR 3.14 0.92
83 4.5 4.56(0.2) 44.4% 3.24 1.02
Moore, 20095 89 6 6.81(0.68) 51% 52.1% White
47.9% Black
3.68 0.85
Moore et al., 2004 73 3 2.87(0.29) 58.9% 81% White
14% Black
4% Mixed
2.82 0.75
Morales et al., 2015 125 24 NR NR 90% White
5% Asian
2% Indigenous
1% each Black/ Hispanic/ Mixed/ Other
4.46 0.87
124 42 NR NR 5.38 0.79
Patriquin et al., 2014 7 91 5 NR 47.2% 87.7% White
8.5% Multiracial
3.77 0.89
94 10 NR 47.2% 4.44 1.02
69 24 NR 47.2% 5.52 1.52
56 36 NR 47.2% 6.14 1.11
56 48 NR 47.2% 6.58 1.07
Patriquin et al., 20157 287 5 NR 49.7% 77% White
16% Black
7% Multiracial
4.02 1.27
261 10 NR 49.7% 4.74 1.16
228 24 NR 49.7% 5.44 1.23
207 36 NR 49.7% 6.49 1.53
190 48 NR 49.7% 6.80 1.38
Perry et al., 20188 388 5 5.4(0.26) 49% 78% White
13% Black
3.97 1.21
352 10 10.4(0.37) 49% 4.64 1.13
320 24 25.2(0.95) 49% 5.43 1.3
Poehlmann et al., 2011 120 newborn NR 52% 70% White
11% Black
16% Multiracial
3.43 0.87
Porges et al., 1994 25 9 NR 45.7% Ethnicity NR 4.03 1.00
20 36 NR 45.7% 5.73 1.4
Porter et al., 2003 56 6 6.2(NR) 44.6% 95% White 3.32 0.96
5% Hispanic
Porter et al., 1995 26 1 1.12(NR) 26.9% “Predominantly White” 3.20 1.10
26 3 3.2(NR) 26.9% 3.13 0.80
26 6 6.25(NR) 26.9% 3.73 0.90
Quigley et al., 20175 151 6 NR 51% 52.1% White
47.9% Black
3.68 0.87
Riniolo et al., 19979 36 5 NR NR EthnicityNR 3.82 0.80
36 5 NR NR 4.12 0.86
Somers et al., 2019 322 1.4 1.38(0.32) 46.3% 86.3% Mexican
13.7% Mexican-American
2.52 0.96
Stifter & Jain, 1996 90 5 NR 51.1% 96% White
2% Black
2.98 0.70
84 10 NR 48.8% 3.64 0.80
74 18 NR 50% 1% each Asian/Hispanic 4.3 1.00
Stifter & Fox, 19904 88 newborn 48hr(24) 45.5% 3.94 0.97
63 5 4.65(0.29) 47.6% Ethnicity NR 2.99 0.88
Stifter & Corey, 2001 136 12 12.21(0.28) 48.5% 91.8% White
3.4% Black
3.4% Asian
3.81 0.92
127 13 13.28(0.31) 47.2% 3.84 0.94
Sturge-Apple et al., 2016 201 24 25.14(1.68) 56% 56% Black
23% White
11% Latino
7% Multiracial
3% Other
6.62 1.36
Sullivan et al., 201610 160 5 4.83(0.46) 50% 65% White
17% Multiracial/Other
9% Black/Hispanic
8% East Asian/Indian
3.54 1.45
160 5 4.83(0.46) 50% 3.72 1.31
Thompson et al., 1993 20 newborn 47.37hr(NR) NR Ethnicity NR 1.48 0.22
Wagner et al., 20165 186 6 NR 48% 56% Black
44% White
3.4 0.85
Wagner et al., 20175 169 3 NR 49% 57% Black 3.41 0.98
96 6 NR 49% 43% White 3.66 0.88
102 12 NR 49% 3.7 0.99
122 18 NR 49% 4.56 1.61
79 24 NR 49% 4.82 1.58
Wagner et al., 2018 84 24 24.99(1.08) 50% 97% White
Other NR
4.86 0.98
Waters et al., 2016 64 6 to 36 13.12(1.21) 51.5% 58% White
19% Asian
9% Multiracial
7% Latina
7% Black/ Biracial
3.96 0.98
Whedon et al., 20188 357 5 NR NR 76% White 3.97 1.21
336 10 10.27(0.32) 51% Other NR 4.64 1.13
273 24 24.85(0.87) 51% 5.43 1.30

Note: n = number; m = mean; SD = standard deviation; NR = not reported.