[article] 
inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 38-2 (May 2026) . - p.696-703

Titre :	Risky family environment, white matter organization, and effective parenting in expectant fathers
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Sofia I. CÁRDENAS, Auteur ; Van TRUONG, Auteur ; Genesis FLORES, Auteur ; Fang-Cheng YEH, Auteur ; Darby E. SAXBE, Auteur ; Vidya RAJAGOPALAN, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.696-703
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Fatherhood  fractional anisotropy  parenting  risky family environment  transition to parenthood
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Fathers have a unique and critical role in children’s development, but limited empirical studies have examined prenatal predictors of fathers’ parenting behaviors. Exposure to early life stressors may alter adult brain white matter fibers, especially in fibers supporting optimal cognitive and emotional functioning. As such, men with experiences of early life stressors, such as risky family environments, may enter parenthood with neurobiological differences that impact their ability to provide optimal parenting. Few studies focus on early life stressors on men’s prenatal neurobiology and subsequent parenting outcomes. This study of first-time fathers (n = 41; Mage = 31.81 years; 32% Hispanic; 32% White; 24% Asian American; 7% Black; 5% Multiracial) investigated whether risky family environments would be associated with prenatal white matter organization and postpartum parenting (infants’ Mage = 6.96 months). White matter organization was quantified through fractional anisotropy (FA), a measure of the directionality of the fibers within the tissue. Fathers reporting riskier family environments exhibited lower FA in white matter tracts like fornix and cingulum, which support connections between brain areas underlying memory and emotion regulation. Lower FA in these regions predicted less effective parenting postpartum. Findings provide insight into intergenerational transmission of family risk.
En ligne :	https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100679
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[article] Risky family environment, white matter organization, and effective parenting in expectant fathers [texte imprimé] / Sofia I. CÁRDENAS, Auteur ; Van TRUONG, Auteur ; Genesis FLORES, Auteur ; Fang-Cheng YEH, Auteur ; Darby E. SAXBE, Auteur ; Vidya RAJAGOPALAN, Auteur . - p.696-703.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Development and Psychopathology > 38-2 (May 2026) . - p.696-703

Mots-clés :	Fatherhood  fractional anisotropy  parenting  risky family environment  transition to parenthood
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Fathers have a unique and critical role in children’s development, but limited empirical studies have examined prenatal predictors of fathers’ parenting behaviors. Exposure to early life stressors may alter adult brain white matter fibers, especially in fibers supporting optimal cognitive and emotional functioning. As such, men with experiences of early life stressors, such as risky family environments, may enter parenthood with neurobiological differences that impact their ability to provide optimal parenting. Few studies focus on early life stressors on men’s prenatal neurobiology and subsequent parenting outcomes. This study of first-time fathers (n = 41; Mage = 31.81 years; 32% Hispanic; 32% White; 24% Asian American; 7% Black; 5% Multiracial) investigated whether risky family environments would be associated with prenatal white matter organization and postpartum parenting (infants’ Mage = 6.96 months). White matter organization was quantified through fractional anisotropy (FA), a measure of the directionality of the fibers within the tissue. Fathers reporting riskier family environments exhibited lower FA in white matter tracts like fornix and cingulum, which support connections between brain areas underlying memory and emotion regulation. Lower FA in these regions predicted less effective parenting postpartum. Findings provide insight into intergenerational transmission of family risk.
En ligne :	https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100679
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=586