Family-of-origin aggression, dating aggression, and physiological stress reactivity in daily life

Timmons, Adela C.; Han, Sohyun C.; Chaspari, Theodora; Kim, Yehsong; Pettit, Corey; Narayanan, Shrikanth; Margolin, Gayla

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.03.020

Cited by 14 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 45 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The significant potential of EMA within aggression research is illustrated by some of the studies to date that have used the methodology to test a range of hypotheses relating to aggressive behavior (Burt & Donnellan, 2010;Colasante et al, 2016;DeWall et al, 2012;Kashdan et al, 2013;Lim et al, 2018;Pond et al, 2012;Scott et al, 2017;Sheehan & Lau-Barraco, 2019;Timmons et al, 2019). Previous studies have, for example, used EMA to establish momentary feelings of gratitude (DeWall et al, 2012), curiosity (Kashdan et al, 2013), perceived rejection and anger in adults (Scott et al, 2017), and anger in children (Colasante et al, 2016) as correlates of momentary aggressive behavior.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Realizing the full potential of EMA within aggression research depends on the availability of measures that show strong psychometric properties in EMA contexts. Some EMA studies seeking to illuminate aggression processes have not attempted to measure aggression at the day-to-day level and measured aggression only in the non-EMA components of the study (e.g., Timmons et al, 2019). Those that have measured momentary aggression have often used bespoke measures for which only minimal validation information is reported.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, Colasante et al (2016) found that the association between momentary anger and aggression was weaker in children with high levels of guilt but not sympathy, while Scott et al (2017) found that the links between perceived rejection, anger, and aggression were exacerbated by borderline personality disorder symptoms. Combining EMA with electrodermal activity measures, Timmons et al (2019) tested the idea that aggression is transmitted across generations partly because biological reactivity to stress is affected by exposure to family of origin violence. They found that physiological reactivity mediated the association between exposure to family of origin violence and dating aggression perpetration.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Validation of a Brief Measure of Aggression for Ecological Momentary Assessment Research: The Aggression-ES-A

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) holds significant potential within aggression research. It affords researchers the possibility of collecting data in ecological context, in near real time. However, there is a lack of measures of aggression that have been developed and validated for use in EMA contexts. In this study, we report on the validation of a measure specifically designed to address this need: the Aggression-ES-A. Building on a previous pilot study, we evaluate the within- and between-person reliability, nomological net and associations with a validated trait measure of aggression of the Aggression-ES-A in a sample of N = 255 emerging adults from the Zurich Project on Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso). Using multilevel confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, we found support for the factorial validity, reliability, and concurrent validity of the Aggression-ES-A scores. Results support the use of the Aggression-ES-A in EMA studies utilizing community-ascertained samples.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Validation of a Brief Measure of Aggression for Ecological Momentary Assessment Research: The Aggression-ES-A

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A flow chart of the screening process is presented in Fig 1 and the extracted data are presented in Tables 1-4. Our search results identified only two studies reporting associations with self-reported stress and the level of skin conductance as a physiological variable [35,36]. Since we considered this too few to draw any meaningful conclusions, this systematic review focuses only on studies investigating the association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures (36 studies).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures in daily life: A systematic review

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Stress plays an important role in the development of mental illness, and an increasing number of studies is trying to detect moments of perceived stress in everyday life based on physiological data gathered using ambulatory devices. However, based on laboratory studies, there is only modest evidence for a relationship between self-reported stress and physiological ambulatory measures. This descriptive systematic review evaluates the evidence for studies investigating an association between self-reported stress and physiological measures under daily life conditions. Methods Three databases were searched for articles assessing an association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular and skin conductance measures simultaneously over the course of at least a day. Results We reviewed findings of 36 studies investigating an association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures with overall 135 analyses of associations between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures. Overall, 35% of all analyses showed a significant or marginally significant association in the expected direction. The most consistent results were found for perceived stress, high-arousal negative affect scales, and event-related self-reported stress measures, and for frequency-domain heart rate variability physiological measures. There was much heterogeneity in measures and methods. Conclusion These findings confirm that daily-life stress-dynamics are complex and require a better understanding. Choices in design and measurement seem to play a role. We provide some guidance for future studies.

show abstract

“…Adult-based studies have documented associations between EDA and personally salient experiences, including caregiving history (Raby, Roisman, Simpson, Collins, & Steele, 2015) and interpersonal stress in daily life (Timmons et al, 2019). EDA indicators are well suited for tests of synchrony or reliable covariation between people's physiological dynamics.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Mother-father physiological synchrony during conflict and moderation by parenting challenges: Findings from parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Papp¹,

Drastal²,

Lorang³

et al. 2020

Families, Systems, & Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Despite robust evidence in the broader family process literature for within-couple associations between romantic partners' physiological responding, this linkage has not been tested directly among parents raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Explicit attention to these parents is warranted on the basis of the established family-wide challenges associated with the persistent emotional, functional, and behavior impairments typically observed in children with ASD (see Karst & Van Hecke, 2012). The first purpose of this study is to extend examination of within-couple associations between electrodermal activity (EDA) to mothers and fathers of children with ASD. The second purpose is to test 2 potential moderators of EDA synchrony reflecting heightened challenges among parents of children with ASD, namely parenting as an observed conflict topic and global parenting stress. Method: Both parents wore wrist sensors that captured continuous EDA during a recorded marital conflict interaction. Trained coders provided ratings of emotional intensity and conflict topics, including whether the topic of parenting was discussed. Parents reported their global level of parenting stress. Dyadic multilevel modeling was used to test our hypotheses and accounted for interaction factors (e.g., movement data, emotional intensity). Results: Findings identified significant positive associations between parents' EDA. One moderator result emerged; specifically, father EDA was a stronger predictor of mother EDA when parenting was discussed as a conflict topic. Conclusion: This study extends evidence of within-couple physiological linkage to parents raising a child with ASD and provides a foundation for future research examining the family-wide implications of this linkage. Public Significance StatementThis study extended investigation of romantic partners' physiological connections to parents raising a child with autism spectrum disorder. The findings of this study suggest that an indicator of parents' physiological arousal (specifically, This article was published Online First August 27, 2020.

show abstract

Family-of-origin aggression, dating aggression, and physiological stress reactivity in daily life

Cited by 14 publications

References 45 publications

Validation of a Brief Measure of Aggression for Ecological Momentary Assessment Research: The Aggression-ES-A

Validation of a Brief Measure of Aggression for Ecological Momentary Assessment Research: The Aggression-ES-A

The association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures in daily life: A systematic review

Mother-father physiological synchrony during conflict and moderation by parenting challenges: Findings from parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About