Physiological reactivity to fear moderates the relation between parenting distress with conduct and prosocial behaviors.
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| Title: | Physiological reactivity to fear moderates the relation between parenting distress with conduct and prosocial behaviors. |
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| Authors: | Fanti, Kostas A. (AUTHOR), Konikkou, Katerina (AUTHOR), Georgiou, Giorgos (AUTHOR), Petridou, Maria (AUTHOR), Demetriou, Chara (AUTHOR), Soursou, Georgia (AUTHOR), Kyranides, Melina Nicole (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Development. Mar2023, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p363-379. 17p. 2 Charts, 4 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Fear in children, Prosocial behavior, Psychological stress, Parents, Conduct disorders in children, Galvanic skin response, Heart beat, Greek Cypriots |
| Abstract: | This study investigated whether the associations between parental distress with conduct problems (CPs) and prosocial behaviors (PBs) are moderated by children's skin conductance (SC) and heart rate (HR) reactivity to fear. Participants were 147 Greek‐Cypriot children (Mage = 7.30, 44.2% girls), selected from a larger screening sample (data were collected from 2015 to 2018). Longitudinal associations suggested that children with high HR reactivity to fear were more likely to display PB, whereas those with low SC reactivity were more likely to engage in CP behaviors. In contrast, interaction effects suggested that children high on SC reactivity to fear were more susceptible to the effects of parental distress, as indicated by their higher vulnerability to engage in CP (cross‐sectionally) behaviors and their lower scores on PB (cross‐sectionally and longitudinally). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated whether the associations between parental distress with conduct problems (CPs) and prosocial behaviors (PBs) are moderated by children's skin conductance (SC) and heart rate (HR) reactivity to fear. Participants were 147 Greek‐Cypriot children (Mage = 7.30, 44.2% girls), selected from a larger screening sample (data were collected from 2015 to 2018). Longitudinal associations suggested that children with high HR reactivity to fear were more likely to display PB, whereas those with low SC reactivity were more likely to engage in CP behaviors. In contrast, interaction effects suggested that children high on SC reactivity to fear were more susceptible to the effects of parental distress, as indicated by their higher vulnerability to engage in CP (cross‐sectionally) behaviors and their lower scores on PB (cross‐sectionally and longitudinally). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00093920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13865 |
