The Influence of Maternal Parenting Style on the Neural Correlates of Emotion Processing in Children

E Pozzi; JG Simmons; CA Bousman; N Vijayakumar; KO Bray; O Dandash; S Richmond; O Schwartz; M Seal; L Sheeber; MBH Yap; NB Allen; SL Whittle

Journal article

The Influence of Maternal Parenting Style on the Neural Correlates of Emotion Processing in Children

E Pozzi, JG Simmons, CA Bousman, N Vijayakumar, KO Bray, O Dandash, S Richmond, O Schwartz, M Seal, L Sheeber, MBH Yap, NB Allen, SL Whittle

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.01.018

Abstract

Objective: The importance of parenting in influencing mental health outcomes, particularly depression, during childhood and adolescence is well known. However, the mechanisms are unclear. Emotion processing impairments in children are believed to be influenced by negative parenting behaviors and fundamental to depression. As such, investigating the association between parenting behavior and the neural underpinnings of emotion processing in children could provide fundamental clues as to the link between parenting and depression. Method: Eighty-six children (49 girls, mean age 10.1 years), as part of a longitudinal study, participated. Observational measures of maternal behavior were collected..

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Elena Pozzi Author

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Orwa Dandash Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (DP130103551) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (Career Development Fellowship to S.W., ID 1007716).