Increasing diversity in developmental cognitive neuroscience: A roadmap for increasing representation in pediatric neuroimaging research

Garcini, Luz M.; Arredondo, Maria M.; Berry, Obianuju O.; Church, Jessica A.; Fryberg, Stephanie A.; Thomason, Moriah E.; McLaughlin, Katie A.

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101167

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“…In China, parents of children with a visual impairment also shown higher levels of stress compared to parents of typically developing children ( Lee et al, 2014 ). By increasing diversity in the study sample and conducting similar research in non-Western countries we would have the opportunity to evaluate the degree to which our results depend on the cultural characteristics of the sample ( Garcini et al, 2022 ).…”

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Children’s total blindness as a risk factor for early parent-child relationships: preliminary findings from an Italian sample

Gui

Perelli²,

Rizzo³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundVision provides crucial information for parent-child attunement that scaffolds social development from the first months of life. Congenital blindness might affect both parental wellbeing and children’s behavior during parent-child interaction. In this study, we compared families of young children with total versus partial blindness to understand the link between residual vision, parenting stress and perceived social support, and children’s behavior during parent-child interaction.MethodsParticipants were 42 white parents (21 fathers and 21 mothers) and their congenitally blind children (14 females, mean age = 14.81 months, SD = 10.46) with no co-occurring disability, recruited at the Robert Hollman Foundation rehabilitation centers in Italy. Parents’ scores on the Parenting Stress Index and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support questionnaires, as well as children’s behaviors signaling joint engagement during video-recorded episodes of parent-child interaction, were compared between the Total Blindness (TB, n = 12 children with no light perception or light perception in the dark but no quantifiable visual acuity) and Partial Blindness (PB, n = 9 children with a residual visual acuity below 3/60) groups.ResultsWe found that parents of TB children had higher parenting stress and lower perceived social support scores than parents of PB children. In fathers, total stress and stress linked to perceiving the child as difficult negatively correlated with perceived support from friends. There was no difference in the time TB and PB children spent displaying joint engagement behaviors during parent-child interaction. However, TB children directed their gaze and face less often toward their parents than PB children. We observed a trend of association between this behavior and maternal stress.ConclusionThese preliminary results suggest that the complete absence of vision from birth has adverse effects on stress linked to parenting and parental perceived social support. These findings support the importance of early family-centered interventions that extend to the parents’ communities and facilitate the parent-child dyad’s communication through non-visual behaviors. Replication is warranted in larger and more diverse samples.

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confidence: 99%

Children’s total blindness as a risk factor for early parent-child relationships: preliminary findings from an Italian sample

Gui

Perelli²,

Rizzo³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Second, cross‐sectional fMRI research indicates that socioemotional context influences prefrontal–subcortical function in EA, underscoring how dynamic and contextually dependent brain function is in this developmental period (Cohen et al., 2016). While these structural and functional data points are intriguing, it is worth nothing that like the majority of developmental cognitive neuroscience studies to date (including almost all in cited in this review), either do not report ethnic or socioeconomic data for their participants (Garcini et al., 2022), making it difficult to assess their generalizability. Third, real‐world risk‐taking behaviors (Duell et al., 2018) and poor well‐being (e.g.…”

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“…Objective, well validated, and culturally sensitive measures of developmental milestones are needed, along with research that charts youth trajectories out of high school and toward their next stage of educational and/or occupational attainment. Neurobiological measurement of developmentally relevant domains of interest along with consideration of sociocontextual factors – which have been sorely missing from most developmental cognitive neuroscience research to date (Garcini et al., 2022) – will advance the field toward understanding how individuals move from adolescence into healthy and productive adult lives.…”

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Research Review: The neuroscience of emerging adulthood – reward, ambiguity, and social support as building blocks of mental health

Silvers

Peris

2023

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe interval between adolescence and adulthood, ‘emerging adulthood’ (EA), lays the foundation for lifelong health and well‐being. To date, there exist little empirical data – particularly in the neurobiological domain – to establish markers of risk and resilience during the transition to adulthood. This gap in the literature is concerning given the numerous forms of psychiatric illness that emerge or worsen during this period.MethodsIn this review, we focus on two strands of research with distinct importance for EA: reward sensitivity, and tolerance of ambiguity. We begin by placing these domains in a framework that considers the unique developmental goals of EA and then synthesize emerging neurobiological research on how these domains develop during EA. We then consider their role in common mental health problems that occur during this interval as well as how social support may moderate outcomes. Finally, we offer recommendations for advancing research to understand developmental process and outcomes in EA.Findings and conclusionsFew longitudinal studies specifically address emerging adult development and the milestones that characterize this interval. Data on neurobiological development are similarly sparse. Understanding neurobiological development during this window and its links to key adjustment outcomes is crucial for optimizing outcomes.

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“…Trust, the ability to rely or depend on another, is fundamental to relationships (du Plessis et al, 2023). Yet, trust is difficult to establish and easy to lose, particularly among POC communities with a long history of abuse and oppression (Garcini, Arredondo, et al, 2022). Mistrust in power-uneven relationships can be addressed with distributions of power within relationships (du Plessis et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Give Before You Take, Walk the Talk In support of decolonial research practices, researchers should shift their focus from how the community can benefit from research to a firm commitment to using science and the knowledge gained to support the community for liberation. By shifting this mindset, POC communities may begin to see researchers as "givers" rather than "takers" (Garcini, Arredondo, et al, 2022). This is essential to building trust and sharing power.…”

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A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research: Upholding promises for diverse, inclusive, and equitable psychological science.

Garcini,

Barrita,

Cadenas

et al. 2023

American Psychologist

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Increasing diversity in developmental cognitive neuroscience: A roadmap for increasing representation in pediatric neuroimaging research

Cited by 37 publications

References 102 publications

Children’s total blindness as a risk factor for early parent-child relationships: preliminary findings from an Italian sample

Children’s total blindness as a risk factor for early parent-child relationships: preliminary findings from an Italian sample

Research Review: The neuroscience of emerging adulthood – reward, ambiguity, and social support as building blocks of mental health

A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research: Upholding promises for diverse, inclusive, and equitable psychological science.

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