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Harsh parenting, amygdala functional connectivity changes across childhood, and behavioral problems.

Yuna Koyama^1,2,3, Henning Tiemeier^3,4, Pei Huang⁵

¹Department of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Psychological Medicine

|October 31, 2024

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Harsh parenting in childhood is linked to behavioral issues and altered amygdala development in girls. Amygdala-anterior cingulate cortex connectivity may explain this link in girls.

Keywords:

amygdala functional connectivity emotional processing externalizing behaviors harsh parenting

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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood

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Published on: February 11, 2017

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Child Psychiatry

Background:

Early childhood harsh parenting is linked to adverse behavioral outcomes.
Longitudinal neuroimaging studies on this association are scarce.
This study investigates neurobiological underpinnings using longitudinal data.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine temporal associations between harsh parenting, behavioral problems, and amygdala development.
To explore developmental trajectories of amygdala volume and resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC).
To identify potential neural mechanisms linking harsh parenting to behavioral issues.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort.
Collected T1-weighted and resting-state functional MRI scans from 296 children across multiple time points (4.5 to 10.5 years).
Analyzed amygdala volume, amygdala-regional RSFC, harsh parenting (at 4.5 years), and behavioral problems (at 10.5 years) using regression models.

Main Results:

Harsh parenting correlated with increased externalizing problems in girls, but not significantly in boys.
Harsh parenting influenced developmental trajectories of amygdala-ACC, amygdala-OFC, and amygdala-DLPFC RSFC.
Amygdala-ACC RSFC trajectory mediated the link between harsh parenting and externalizing problems in girls.

Conclusions:

Early harsh parenting impacts amygdala neurocircuitry development and behavioral outcomes.
The developmental trajectory of amygdala-ACC RSFC is a potential neural pathway connecting harsh parenting to externalizing problems in girls.