Parasympathetic reactivity and disruptive behavior problems in young children during interactions with their mothers and other adults: A preliminary investigation

Cooper‐Vince, Christine E.; DeSerisy, Mariah; Cornacchio, Danielle; Sanchez, Amanda L.; McLaughlin, Katie A.; Comer, Jonathan S.

doi:10.1002/dev.21511

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“…Another possible explanation for the null RSA suppression/augmentation finding is that the relative importance of the suppression effect may depend on who the child is interacting with. Mothers continue to provide the majority of child care for young children (Craig, ; Jia, Kotila, Schoppe‐Sullivan, & Kamp Dush, ); thus, it is possible that significant suppression or augmentation effects could exist within the context of the mothering in this sample of children, even if they are not present within the context of fathering (Cooper‐Vince et al, ).…”

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Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Richardson

Bocknek

McGoron

et al. 2019

Developmental Psychobiology

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Caregivers play an integral role in promoting children's emotion regulation, while children's individual physiology affects how they respond to the caregiving environment. Relatively little is known about how fathering influences toddler emotion regulation, particularly within African American and low‐income communities, where risk related to the development of emotion regulation is higher. This study investigated relations among fathering, toddler parasympathetic regulation, and toddler emotion regulation in a sample of 92 families. Fathering was assessed during two interactions: engagement following a stressor during a triadic task and a dyadic play task. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (resting and reactivity) was obtained as an index of toddler parasympathetic arousal. Findings demonstrated an association between fathers’ engagement poststressor and toddler emotion regulation. Toddler RSA moderated this association: toddlers with elevated levels of resting RSA benefitted from parenting engagement following a stressor. Fathering during play did not relate to toddler emotion regulation. The importance of fathering and physiologic contexts in early regulatory development is discussed.

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Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Richardson

Bocknek

McGoron

et al. 2019

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…Participants ( N = 115) were primary caregivers of a pooled sample of children between the ages of 3 to 8 years who presented with diverse clinical issues for youth mental health services at an interdisciplinary children’s mental health center located in a metropolitan region of the Southeastern United States. Families were drawn from samples of participants across four clinical trials focused on a range of internalizing and/or externalizing problems ( n = 43 drawn from Comer et al, 2021; n = 27 from Comer et al, 2017; n = 31 from Cornacchio et al, 2019; n = 3 Cooper-Vince et al, 2017), or from a general child anxiety clinic at the same institution ( n = 11). Table 1 presents baseline demographic characteristics of the sample.…”

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Measuring Irritability in Early Childhood: A Psychometric Evaluation of the Affective Reactivity Index in a Clinical Sample of 3- to 8-Year-Old Children

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The parent-report Affective Reactivity Index (ARI-P) is the most studied brief scale specifically developed to assess irritability, but relatively little is known about its performance in early childhood (i.e., ≤8 years). Support in such populations is particularly important given developmental shifts in what constitutes normative irritability across childhood. We examined the performance of the ARI-P in a diverse, treatment-seeking sample of children ages 3 to 8 years ( N = 115; mean age = 5.56 years; 58.4% from ethnic/racial minority backgrounds). In this sample, confirmatory factor analysis supported the single-factor structure of the ARI-P previously identified with older youth. ARI-P scores showed large associations with another irritability index, as well as small-to-large associations with aggression, anxiety, depression, and attention problems, supporting the convergent and concurrent validity of the ARI-P when used with children in this younger age range. Findings support the ARI-P as a promising parent-report tool for assessing irritability in early childhood, particularly in clinical samples.

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“…Because this study looked at engagement versus disengagement with a parent (vs. any other social partner), these patterns also likely speak to the specific nature of the relationship between child and parent. Another study using a sample of children at risk for behavior problems found that when children completed a structured play task with their mothers, greater RSA suppression predicted fewer problem behaviors (Cooper‐Vince et al, ). Greater RSA suppression during play with an unfamiliar adult, however, predicted more problem behaviors.…”

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Considering context in the developmental psychobiology of self‐regulation

Davis

Brooker

Kahle

2020

Developmental Psychobiology

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The developmental psychobiology of self‐regulation in childhood has received increasing attention in recent years. As a next step in advancing research and theorizing about the processes by which early biological correlates of self‐regulation are forged, a more nuanced consideration of the contexts in which these phenomena are embedded is needed. This review synthesizes insights from distinct but complementary approaches to studying the developmental psychobiology of early self‐regulation, focusing on the idea of context at different time scales. Three types of context that differ in temporal resolution are considered: (a) The temporally immediate contexts occurring within a structured challenge, including the baseline‐to‐task context of reactive psychobiology, the within‐task context of dynamic change, and the post‐task context of recovery from challenge. (b) The temporally moderate contexts of task type, including variants like the specific emotion that is under study and whether the task involves (or allows for) self‐regulatory behaviors. (c) The temporally chronic contexts of important social relationships within which children are embedded and developing. Future research efforts that incorporate a more nuanced appreciation for the temporal resolution of contexts in developmental psychobiology will allow for novel tests and refinement of theories of self‐regulation, as well as other domains of child development.

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Parasympathetic reactivity and disruptive behavior problems in young children during interactions with their mothers and other adults: A preliminary investigation

Cited by 5 publications

References 59 publications

Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Measuring Irritability in Early Childhood: A Psychometric Evaluation of the Affective Reactivity Index in a Clinical Sample of 3- to 8-Year-Old Children

Considering context in the developmental psychobiology of self‐regulation

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