CPS-Referred Mothers' Psychophysiological Responses to Own versus Other Child Predict Sensitivity to Child Distress

Autor/inn/en	Bernard, Kristin; Kuzava, Sierra; Simons, Robert; Dozier, Mary
Titel	CPS-Referred Mothers' Psychophysiological Responses to Own versus Other Child Predict Sensitivity to Child Distress
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 54 (2018) 7, S.1255-1264 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000508
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Emotional Disturbances; Biochemistry; Child Abuse; Psychophysiology; Cues; At Risk Persons; Child Welfare; Welfare Services; Comparative Analysis; Diagnostic Tests; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Correlation; Referral; Prediction; Parenting Styles; Children; Measures (Individuals); Depression (Psychology); Ethnicity; Marital Status; Questionnaires; Family Size; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gefühlsstörung; Biochemie; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Psychophysiologie; Stichwort; Risikogruppe; Kindeswohl; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Korrelation; Vorhersage; Messdaten; Ethnizität; Familienstand; Fragebogen; Familiengröße; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Maltreating mothers often struggle to respond sensitively to their children's distress. Examining psychophysiological processing of own child cues may offer insight into neurobiological mechanisms that promote sensitive parenting among high-risk mothers. The current study used event-related potential (ERP) methodology to examine associations between mothers' neural responses to their own child versus other children and observed sensitivity to distress. Participants included 73 mothers: 42 with histories of child protective services (CPS) involvement and 31 low-risk comparison mothers. Maternal sensitivity to child distress was coded from observations of children's blood sample collection. Late positive potential (LPP) ERP responses, which reflect sustained attention to emotionally salient stimuli, were measured when mothers viewed photos of their own child and other children. An own-other LPP difference score (own-other LPP) was computed by regressing the mean amplitude of mothers' LPP to their own child on the mean amplitude of mothers' LPP to other children. CPS-referred mothers and low-risk mothers did not differ in their LPP responses to own child, other children, or the own-other LPP. However, there was a significant interaction between group (CPS-referred vs. low-risk) and own-other LPP in predicting maternal sensitivity. Among the CPS-referred mothers, own-other LPP was significantly correlated with maternal sensitivity, with greater LPP amplitude to own versus other child associated with higher maternal sensitivity. In contrast, among the low-risk group, own-other LPP was not significantly correlated with maternal sensitivity. Findings add to our understanding of the neurobiology of sensitive parenting among high-risk mothers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01