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Children’s Depressive Symptoms in Relation to EEG Frontal Asymmetry and Maternal Depression

Auteurs: Xin Feng, Erika E. Forbes, Maria Kovacs, Charles J. George, Nestor L. Lopez-Duran, Nathan A. Fox, Jeffrey F. Cohn

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 2/2012

Abstract

This study examined the relations of school-age children’s depressive symptoms, frontal EEG asymmetry, and maternal history of childhood-onset depression (COD). Participants were 73 children, 43 of whom had mothers with COD. Children’s EEG was recorded at baseline and while watching happy and sad film clips. Depressive symptoms were measured using parent-report of Children’s Depression Inventory. The key findings are the interaction effects between baseline and film frontal EEG asymmetry on child depressive symptoms. Specifically, relative right frontal EEG asymmetry while watching happy or sad film clip was associated with elevated depressive symptoms for children who also exhibited right frontal EEG asymmetry at baseline. Results suggest that right frontal EEG asymmetry that is consistent across situations may be an marker of depression-prone children.

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We conducted the same analysis with the 6-year-olds removed and results were similar. Although the effect of maternal education was no longer significant, the interaction between baseline and film EEG frontal asymmetry remained for both happy (B = 26.33, SE = 12.02, t = 2.19, p < 0.05) and sad (B = 26.84, SE = 13.09, t = 2.05, p < 0.05) film conditions.

The same analyses were also conducted with child-report on CDI as the outcome. Results were replicated for happy film condition. Specifically, an interaction effect between baseline and film EEG frontal asymmetry was found, B = 23.72, SE = 11.50, t = 2.06, p < 0.05. However, this interaction effect was only marginally significant for the sad film condition. B = 23.33, SE = 12.67, t = 1.84, p = 0.07.

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Titel: Children’s Depressive Symptoms in Relation to EEG Frontal Asymmetry and Maternal Depression
Auteurs: Xin Feng
Erika E. Forbes
Maria Kovacs
Charles J. George
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Nathan A. Fox
Jeffrey F. Cohn
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 2/2012
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-011-9564-9

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