EEG frontal alpha asymmetry mediates the association between maternal and child internalizing symptoms in childhood / Dashiell D. SACKS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66-8 (August 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-8 (August 2025) . - p.1129-1140 Titre : EEG frontal alpha asymmetry mediates the association between maternal and child internalizing symptoms in childhood Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Dashiell D. SACKS, Auteur ; Yiyi WANG, Auteur ; Asja ABRON, Auteur ; Kaitlin M. MULLIGAN, Auteur ; Caroline M. KELSEY, Auteur ; Wanze XIE, Auteur ; Charles A. NELSON, Auteur ; Michelle BOSQUET ENLOW, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1129-1140 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Maternal depression  maternal anxiety  frontal alpha asymmetry  internalizing symptoms  EEG Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in youth and can cause significant distress and functional impairment. The presence of maternal anxiety and depression are well-established risk factors for child internalizing psychopathology, yet the responsible mechanisms linking the two remain unclear. Methods We examined the potential mediating and moderating roles of EEG frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) in the intergenerational transmission of internalizing symptoms in a longitudinal sample of N?=?323 mother?child dyads. Self-report maternal internalizing symptoms were evaluated at child age 3?years and 5?years, child EEG at 5?years, and parent-report child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years. Mediation was evaluated via bootstrapped (N?=?5,000) confidence intervals. Results We found significant associations among maternal internalizing (anxiety, depressive) symptoms when their children were ages 3 and 5?years, child FAA at age 5?years, and child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years. There was a significant mediation effect, whereby greater maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms at age 3?years were significantly associated with FAA (greater relative right cortical activation) in children at age 5?years, which, in turn, was significantly associated with greater child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years (ps? En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14129 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 [article] EEG frontal alpha asymmetry mediates the association between maternal and child internalizing symptoms in childhood [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Dashiell D. SACKS, Auteur ; Yiyi WANG, Auteur ; Asja ABRON, Auteur ; Kaitlin M. MULLIGAN, Auteur ; Caroline M. KELSEY, Auteur ; Wanze XIE, Auteur ; Charles A. NELSON, Auteur ; Michelle BOSQUET ENLOW, Auteur . - p.1129-1140. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-8 (August 2025) . - p.1129-1140 Mots-clés : Maternal depression  maternal anxiety  frontal alpha asymmetry  internalizing symptoms  EEG Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in youth and can cause significant distress and functional impairment. The presence of maternal anxiety and depression are well-established risk factors for child internalizing psychopathology, yet the responsible mechanisms linking the two remain unclear. Methods We examined the potential mediating and moderating roles of EEG frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) in the intergenerational transmission of internalizing symptoms in a longitudinal sample of N?=?323 mother?child dyads. Self-report maternal internalizing symptoms were evaluated at child age 3?years and 5?years, child EEG at 5?years, and parent-report child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years. Mediation was evaluated via bootstrapped (N?=?5,000) confidence intervals. Results We found significant associations among maternal internalizing (anxiety, depressive) symptoms when their children were ages 3 and 5?years, child FAA at age 5?years, and child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years. There was a significant mediation effect, whereby greater maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms at age 3?years were significantly associated with FAA (greater relative right cortical activation) in children at age 5?years, which, in turn, was significantly associated with greater child internalizing symptoms at age 7?years (ps? En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14129 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565

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