Into the Unknown: Examining Neural Representations of Parent-Adolescent Interactions.

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Erin L Ratliff, Kara L Kerr, M. Misaki, K. Cosgrove, Andrew J Moore, Danielle C DeVille, J. Silk, D. Barch, S. Tapert, W. Simmons, J. Bodurka, A. Morris
Child Development, 2021

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Ratliff, E. L., Kerr, K. L., Misaki, M., Cosgrove, K., Moore, A. J., DeVille, D. C., … Morris, A. (2021). Into the Unknown: Examining Neural Representations of Parent-Adolescent Interactions. Child Development.

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Ratliff, Erin L, Kara L Kerr, M. Misaki, K. Cosgrove, Andrew J Moore, Danielle C DeVille, J. Silk, et al. “Into the Unknown: Examining Neural Representations of Parent-Adolescent Interactions.” Child Development (2021).

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Ratliff, Erin L., et al. “Into the Unknown: Examining Neural Representations of Parent-Adolescent Interactions.” Child Development, 2021.

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@article{erin2021a,
  title = {Into the Unknown: Examining Neural Representations of Parent-Adolescent Interactions.},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Child Development},
  author = {Ratliff, Erin L and Kerr, Kara L and Misaki, M. and Cosgrove, K. and Moore, Andrew J and DeVille, Danielle C and Silk, J. and Barch, D. and Tapert, S. and Simmons, W. and Bodurka, J. and Morris, A.}
}

Abstract

The parent-adolescent relationship is important for adolescents' emotion regulation (ER), yet little is known regarding the neural patterns of dyadic ER that occur during parent-adolescent interactions. A novel measure that can be used to examine such patterns is cross-brain connectivity (CBC)-concurrent and time-lagged connectivity between two individuals' brain regions. This study sought to provide evidence of CBC and explore associations between CBC, parenting, and adolescent internalizing symptoms. Thirty-five adolescents (mean age = 15 years, 69% female, 72% Non-Hispanic White, 17% Black, 11% Hispanic or Latino) and one biological parent (94% female) completed an fMRI hyperscanning conflict discussion task. Results revealed CBC between emotion-related brain regions. Exploratory analyses indicated CBC is associated with parenting and adolescent depressive symptoms.