Biological sensitivity to context as a dyadic construct: An investigation of child–parent RSA synchrony among low-SES youth

Abstract Parenting behaviors are significantly linked to youths’ behavioral adjustment, an association that is moderated by youths’ and parents’ self-regulation. The biological sensitivity to context theory suggests that respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) indexes youths’ varying susceptibility to rearing contexts. However, self-regulation in the family context is increasingly viewed as a process of “coregulation” that is biologically embedded and involves dynamic Parent×Child interactions. No research thus far has examined physiological synchrony as a dyadic biological context that may moderate associations between parenting behaviors and preadolescent adjustment. Using a two-wave sample of 101 low-socioeconomic status (SES) families (children and caretakers; mean age 10.28 years), we employed multilevel modeling to examine dyadic coregulation during a conflict task, indicated by RSA synchrony, as a moderator of the linkages between observed parenting behaviors and preadolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems. Results showed that high dyadic RSA synchrony resulted in a multiplicative association between parenting and youth adjustment. High dyadic synchrony intensified the relations between parenting behaviors and youth behavior problems, such that in the context of high dyadic synchrony, positive and negative parenting behaviors were associated with decreased and increased behavioral problems, respectively. Parent–child dyadic RSA synchrony is discussed as a potential biomarker of biological sensitivity in youth.

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Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia During Sleep and Waking

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803/a000200 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Elizabeth M. Stoakley ◽

Karen J. Mathewson ◽

Louis A. Schmidt ◽

Kimberly A. Cote

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Slow Wave Sleep ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Nrem Sleep ◽

Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Affective Style ◽

Waking State ◽

Optimal Period ◽

The Stability

Abstract. Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is related to individual differences in waking affective style and self-regulation. However, little is known about the stability of RSA between sleep/wake stages or the relations between RSA during sleep and waking affective style. We examined resting RSA in 25 healthy undergraduates during the waking state and one night of sleep. Stability of cardiac variables across sleep/wake states was highly reliable within participants. As predicted, greater approach behavior and lower impulsivity were associated with higher RSA; these relations were evident in early night Non-REM (NREM) sleep, particularly in slow wave sleep (SWS). The current research extends previous findings by establishing stability of RSA within individuals between wake and sleep states, and by identifying SWS as an optimal period of measurement for relations between waking affective style and RSA.

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Parasympathetic Concomitants of Habitual, Spontaneous, and Instructed Emotional Suppression

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803/a000171 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 78-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Asmir Gračanin ◽

Igor Kardum ◽

Jasna Hudek-Knežević

Keyword(s):

Negative Emotion ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Experimental Manipulation ◽

Task Demands ◽

Self Control ◽

Integration Model ◽

Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Emotional Suppression ◽

Emotion Experience ◽

Similar Relation

Abstract. The neurovisceral integration model proposes that different forms of self-regulation, including the emotional suppression, are characterized by the activation of neural network whose workings are also reflected in respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). However, most of the previous studies failed to observe theoretically expected increases in RSA during emotional suppression. Even when such effects were observed, it was not clear whether they resulted from specific task demands, a decrease in muscle activity, or they were the consequence of more specific self-control processes. We investigated the relation between habitual or trait-like suppression, spontaneous, and instructed suppression with changes in RSA during negative emotion experience. A modest positive correlation between spontaneous situational and habitual suppression was observed across two experimental tasks. Furthermore, the results showed greater RSA increase among participants who experienced higher negative affect (NA) increase and reported higher spontaneous suppression than among those with higher NA increase and lower spontaneous suppression. Importantly, this effect was independent from the habitual suppression and observable facial expressions. The results of the additional task based on experimental manipulation, rather than spontaneous use of situational suppression, indicated a similar relation between suppression and RSA. Our results consistently demonstrate that emotional suppression, especially its self-regulation component, is followed by the increase in parasympathetic activity.

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The Mediating Effects of Self-Regulation Ability on the Relationship Between Parent Child Communication and Child’s School Life Adaptation

The Journal of Play Therapy ◽

10.32821/jpt.24.3.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Dongjun Lim ◽

Jinah Choi

Keyword(s):

Self Regulation ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

School Life ◽

Parent Child Communication ◽

The Relationship ◽

Parent Child

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Etiological Processes for Substance Use Disorders Beginning in Infancy

10.1093/oso/9780190676001.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rina D. Eiden

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Cascade Model ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Preschool Age ◽

Parent Child Relationship ◽

Developmental Issues ◽

Parent Child

The chapter highlights results from the Buffalo Longitudinal Study, which began in infancy and was guided by a developmental cascade model. The chapter discusses the importance of the co-occurrence of parent alcohol problems with depression and antisocial behavior beginning in early childhood, and how these parental risks in infancy may predict the quality of parent–child interactions and infant–parent attachment. These processes in early childhood may set the stage for one of the most salient developmental issues at preschool age—the development of self-regulation. Together, the parent–child relationship and child self-regulation may predict one of the most clearly established pathways to adolescence substance use disorders—continuity of externalizing problems from childhood to adolescence. Finally, this chapter presents results from a developmental cascade model from infancy to adolescence, with implications for development of preventive interventions for adolescent substance use disorders.

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Exploratory Factor Analysis of Observational Parent–Child Interaction Data

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191118796557 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (8) ◽

pp. 1758-1776 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sally Richmond ◽

Orli Schwartz ◽

Katherine A. Johnson ◽

Marc L. Seal ◽

Katherine Bray ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Observational Data ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Family Interaction ◽

Empirical Approach ◽

Interaction Data ◽

Coding System ◽

Component Structure ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Parent Child

The majority of studies using observational coding systems for family interaction data derive scales describing family members’ behaviors based on rational/theoretical approaches. This study explored an empirical approach to identifying the component structure of parent–child observational data that incorporated the affective context of the interaction. Dyads of 155 typically developing 8-year-olds and their mothers completed questionnaires and two interaction tasks, one each designed to illicit positive and negative interactions. Behaviors were coded based on a modified version of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System. Multiple factor analysis identified four-component solutions for the maternal and child data. For both, two of the components included negative behaviors, one positive behavior, and one communicative behavior. Evidence for the validity of the maternal and child components was demonstrated by associations with child depression and anxiety symptoms and behavioral problems. Preliminary evidence supports an empirical approach to identify context-specific components in parent–child observational data.

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Positive Parenting Behaviors: Impact on the Early Vocabulary of Infants/Toddlers With Cochlear Implants

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00401 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 64 (4) ◽

pp. 1210-1221

Author(s):

Edith L. Bavin ◽

Julia Sarant ◽

Luke Prendergast ◽

Peter Busby ◽

Greg Leigh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cochlear Implants ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Vocabulary Development ◽

Parenting Behaviors ◽

Information Criterion ◽

Positive Parenting ◽

The Impact ◽

Parent Child

Purpose To extend our knowledge about factors influencing early vocabulary development for infants with cochlear implants (CIs), we investigated the impact of positive parenting behaviors (PPBs) from the Indicator of Parent Child Interaction, used in parent–child interactions during everyday activities. Method Implantation age for the sample recruited from CI clinics in Australia ranged from 6 to 10 months for 22 children and from 11 to 21 months for 11 children. Three observation sessions at three monthly intervals were coded for use of PPBs. Children's productive vocabulary, based on the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories parent checklist, was collected approximately 6 and 9 months later. A repeated-measures negative binomial generalized linear mixed-effects model was used to investigate associations between the total PPBs per session, covariates (maternal education, gender, and time since implant), and the number of words produced. In follow-up analyses with the PPBs entered separately, variable selection was used to retain only those deemed informative, based on the Akaike information criterion. Results As early as Session 1, associations between the PPBs and vocabulary were identified. Time since implant had a positive effect. For different sessions, specific PPBs (descriptive language, follows child's lead, and acceptance and warmth) were identified as important contributors. Conclusions Complementing previous findings, valuable information was identified about parenting behaviors that are likely to impact positively the early vocabulary of infants with CIs. Of importance is providing parents with information and training in skills that have the potential to help create optimal contexts for promoting their child's early vocabulary development.

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Firm parenting and youth adjustment: Stress reactivity and dyadic synchrony of respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Developmental Psychobiology ◽

10.1002/dev.22019 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Assaf Oshri ◽

Sihong Liu ◽

Landry G. Huffman ◽

Kalsea J. Koss

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Stress Reactivity ◽

Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Youth Adjustment ◽

Dyadic Synchrony

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Intergenerational Transmission of Work Values in Czech Republic, Spain, and Turkey: Parent-Child Similarity and the Moderating Role of Parenting Behaviors

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716219830953 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 682 (1) ◽

pp. 86-105

Author(s):

Nebi Sümer ◽

Daniela Pauknerová ◽

Mihaela Vancea ◽

Elif Manuoğlu

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Intergenerational Transmission ◽

Psychological Control ◽

Work Values ◽

Parenting Behaviors ◽

Value Transmission ◽

And Gender ◽

Parent Child

Although public debates emphasize a weakening of work values and ethics over the last few decades, little attention has been paid to the transmission of work values between parents and children. It is still unclear what kind of parental behavior is critical and if culture influences the intergenerational transmission of work values. Based on socialization and value transmission theories, we explore the question by comparing three countries with different cultural characteristics: Czech Republic, Spain, and Turkey. We used data from the CUPESSE project collected from young adults aged 18 to 35 and their parents. Turkish young adults and parents reported higher levels of moral- and gender-based work values than their Spanish and Czech counterparts. Parent-child similarity in work values was the highest among the Turkish families and the lowest among the Czech families. Overall, we find that stronger moral and redistributive work values and weaker gender role–based work values are associated with high levels of parental warmth and autonomy granting and low levels of perceived psychological control. Results suggested that family climate, rather than specific paternal and maternal parenting behaviors, have more substantial effect on the value transmission. We discuss implications that consider the role of cultural orientation and gender roles.

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Quality of early family relationships and the timing and tempo of puberty: Effects depend on biological sensitivity to context

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579410000660 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 85-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 112

Author(s):

Bruce J. Ellis ◽

Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff ◽

W. Thomas Boyce ◽

Julianna Deardorff ◽

Marilyn J. Essex

Keyword(s):

Family Relationships ◽

Pubertal Timing ◽

Pubic Hair ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Hair Development ◽

Pubertal Tempo ◽

Biological Sensitivity To Context ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Early Family ◽

Parent Child

AbstractGuided by evolutionary–developmental theories of biological sensitivity to context and reproductive development, the current research examined the interactive effects of early family environments and psychobiologic reactivity to stress on the subsequent timing and tempo of puberty. As predicted by the theory, among children displaying heightened biological sensitivity to context (i.e., higher stress reactivity), higher quality parent–child relationships forecast slower initial pubertal tempo and later pubertal timing, whereas lower quality parent–child relationships forecast the opposite pattern. No such effects emerged among less context-sensitive children. Whereas sympathetic nervous system reactivity moderated the effects of parent–child relationships on both breast/genital and pubic hair development, adrenocortical activation only moderated the effect on pubic hair development. The current results build on previous research documenting what family contexts predict variation in pubertal timing by demonstrating for whom those contexts matter. In addition, the authors advance a new methodological approach for assessing pubertal tempo using piecewise growth curve analysis.

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