Maternal Sensitivity Predicts Fewer Sleep Problems at Early Adolescence for Toddlers with Negative Emotionality: A Case of Differential Susceptibility

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Conway ◽  
Anahid Modrek ◽  
Prakash Gorroochurn
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Negative Emotionality

Associations between different components of executive control in childhood and sleep problems in early adolescence: A longitudinal study

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 2440-2452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara C Tomaso ◽  
Jennifer Mize Nelson ◽  
Kimberly Andrews Espy ◽  
Timothy D Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Executive Control ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Interference Suppression ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
The Impact

Research has examined the impact of poor sleep on executive control and related abilities, but the inverse relationship has received less attention. Youth completed objective executive control tasks in childhood ( N = 208; Mage = 10.03; 50.5% girls) and self-report measures of sleep–wake problems and daytime sleepiness in early adolescence ( Mage = 12.00). Poorer interference suppression and flexible shifting abilities both predicted sleep–wake problems, but response inhibition and working memory did not. For daytime sleepiness, interference suppression was the only significant predictor among executive control components. Socioeconomic status did not moderate any of these associations. Findings have implications for targeting specific executive control abilities in childhood to improve sleep outcomes later in development.

scholarly journals The Joint Contributions of Maternal Depression and Infant Negative Emotionality to Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Distress

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. M. Cecil ◽  
Andrew Pickles ◽  
Jonathan Hill ◽  
Helen Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Cognitive Vulnerability ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Major Depressive Episodes ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Little is known about the role of infant emotionality and its interplay with maternal depression in the prediction of maternal sensitivity and whether these emotion-laden processes in mother and infant may be particularly relevant to sensitivity to distress. We studied 260 first time mothers and their infants, recruited into a general population prospective study during pregnancy. Infant negative emotionality was assessed at 5 weeks using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment. At 29 weeks maternal sensitivity was observed and mothers were interviewed for DSM Major Depressive episodes since birth. Controlling for potential confounders, neither maternal depression nor infant negative emotionality independently predicted maternal sensitivity, but the interaction between them was statistically significant (p = .01). Increasing infant negative emotionality predicted decreasing maternal sensitivity to distress, only in mothers who experienced an episode of Major Depressive Disorder during the postnatal period. This effect was not seen for sensitivity to non-distress, although the test of the difference between the effects was not statistically significant (p = .07). Maternal postnatal depression may create an affective and cognitive vulnerability to the effects of frequent intense infant negative emotions. These findings have implications for our understanding of psychological processes underlying parental sensitivity, and hence for early interventions.

Reciprocal Relationships Between Exposure to Community Violence and Sleep Problems Across Adolescence

2020 ◽  
pp. 027243162097766
Author(s):  
Sylvie Mrug ◽  
Catheryn A. Orihuela ◽  
Alex Veerasammy
Keyword(s):  
Community Violence ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Community Violence Exposure ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Latent Trajectory ◽  
Exposure To Community Violence ◽  
Over Time

Urban adolescents experience high rates of exposure to community violence, which is associated with sleep problems. However, less is known about the prospective relationships between community violence exposure and sleep problems across adolescence. This study investigated reciprocal relationships between community violence exposure and sleep problems across early, middle, and late adolescence. Participants included 84 urban adolescents (50% females, 95% African Americans) who reported on their community violence exposure and sleep problems at mean ages 13, 16, and 17. Results from an autoregressive latent trajectory model with structured residuals showed that exposure to community violence at age 13 predicted more sleep problems at age 16, but violence exposure at age 16 did not predict sleep problems at age 17. Sleep problems did not predict community violence exposure over time. These results point to early adolescence as a vulnerable period for the development of sleep problems in youth exposed to community violence.

scholarly journals Differential susceptibility effects of maternal sensitivity in childhood on small for gestational age adults’ wealth

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobey Nichols ◽  
Julia Jaekel ◽  
Peter Bartmann ◽  
Dieter Wolke
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Sensitive Parenting ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
At Risk Children ◽  
Susceptibility Effects ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Interaction Task

AbstractBeing born small for gestational age (SGA) is considered a developmental vulnerability. Alternatively, SGA may be viewed as a marker for individual susceptibility to environmental experiences. The aim was to test if individuals born SGA are more susceptible to both negative and positive environmental experiences assessed by sensitive parenting in childhood compared with those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). The target outcome was wealth in young adulthood. A total of 438 participants (SGA, n = 109; AGA, n = 329) were studied as part of the prospective Bavarian Longitudinal Study of neonatal at-risk children. Maternal sensitivity was observed during a standardized mother-child interaction task, and IQ was assessed with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children at age 6 years. At age 26, participants’ wealth was assessed with a comprehensive composite score. Individuals born SGA were found to be more susceptible to the effects of sensitive parenting after controlling for gestational age and IQ at age 6 years. When maternal sensitivity was lower than average, SGA adults did worse than AGA adults, but when exposed to above-average maternal sensitivity in childhood, they obtained significantly higher wealth than their AGA peers by 26 years of age.

scholarly journals Effects of attachment-based interventions on maternal sensitivity and infant attachment: Differential susceptibility of highly reactive infants.

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariska Klein Velderman ◽  
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ◽  
Femmie Juffer ◽  
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Infant Attachment
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