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Journal of Child and Family Studies
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 11/2019

14-06-2019 | Original Paper

Physiological Regulation among Caregivers and their Children: Relations with Trauma History, Symptoms, and Parenting Behavior

Auteurs: Laurel Kiser, Diana Fishbein, Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Rebecca Vivrette, Kristine Creavey, Jennifer Stevenson, Deborah Medoff, Alex Busuito

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

Parents have the opportunity to influence the development of their children’s emotion regulation skills in a variety of capacities throughout childhood and into adolescence. Only recently have we begun to explore the physiological nature of this effect and implications for the influence of social factors on individual regulation of emotion in children. Also not well understood is how contextual and experiential factors influence this relationship by impacting emotional regulation skill development in children; e.g., parents’ experiences of trauma, loss, and stress may affect parenting behavior and child emotional and behavioral outcomes. To further advance our understanding, the present pilot study investigated how children, ages 9 to 14 years old, and their primary female caregivers (N = 41 dyads) respond physiologically to affective challenge, experienced both independently and jointly.

Methods

Using a community sample, we examined mother and child respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) while viewing a positive and negative video clip (task) either alone or jointly (condition). Further, we explored the influence of self-reported trauma/adversity experiences and symptoms and quality of parenting on RSA response in the dyads.

Results

Results indicate caregiver’s RSA responses were lower across conditions but demonstrated greater increases during the joint sessions than their children. Also, child and caregiver characteristics played a complex role; e.g., caregivers were more likely to increase RSA when with their child if they perceived their child to be suffering greater symptoms of trauma exposure.

Conclusions

Caregivers may be suppressing their own arousal to play a regulatory role for the benefit of their children.
vorige artikel Perceived Stress and Life Satisfaction: A Multiple Mediation Model of Self-control and Rumination
volgende artikel National Survey of Juvenile Community Supervision Agency Practices and Caregiver Involvement in Behavioral Health Treatment
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Metagegevens
Titel
Physiological Regulation among Caregivers and their Children: Relations with Trauma History, Symptoms, and Parenting Behavior
Auteurs
Laurel Kiser
Diana Fishbein
Lisa Gatzke-Kopp
Rebecca Vivrette
Kristine Creavey
Jennifer Stevenson
Deborah Medoff
Alex Busuito
Publicatiedatum
14-06-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01487-5

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