Investigating Associations Between Maternal Behavior and the Development of Functional Connectivity During the Transition From Late Childhood to Early Adolescence

E Pozzi; D Rakesh; Z Gracia-Tabuenca; KO Bray; S Richmond; ML Seal; O Schwartz; N Vijayakumar; MBH Yap; S Whittle

Journal article

Investigating Associations Between Maternal Behavior and the Development of Functional Connectivity During the Transition From Late Childhood to Early Adolescence

E Pozzi, D Rakesh, Z Gracia-Tabuenca, KO Bray, S Richmond, ML Seal, O Schwartz, N Vijayakumar, MBH Yap, S Whittle

Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.05.008

Abstract

Background: Parenting behavior is thought to affect child brain development, with implications for mental health. However, longitudinal studies that use whole-brain approaches are lacking. In this study, we investigated associations between parenting behavior, age-related changes in whole-brain functional connectivity, and psychopathology symptoms in children and adolescents. Methods: Two hundred forty (126 female) children underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging at up to two time points, providing a total of 398 scans covering the age range 8 to 13 years. Parenting behavior was self-reported at baseline. Parenting factors (positive parenting, inattentive parenting, and..

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Elena Pozzi Author

Marc L Seal Author

Orli Schwartz Author

Nandita Vijayakumar Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (Grant Nos. DP130103551 and DP120101402 [to SW] ) , the National Health and Medical Research Council (Grant No. 1082668 [to SW] ) , and a Melbourne Research Scholarship (to DR) . We thank the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, for their assistance in acquiring the brain image data and the families who participated in the FACTS and iCATS. The authors report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.