Mother-child closeness and adolescent structural neural networks: a prospective longitudinal study of low-income families.

ABSTRACT: Mother-child closeness, a mutually trusting and affectionate bond, is an important factor in shaping positive youth development. However, little is known about the neural pathways through which mother-child closeness is related to brain organization. Utilizing a longitudinal sample primarily from low-income families (N = 181; 76% African American youth and 54% female), this study investigated the associations between mother-child closeness at ages 9 and 15 years and structural connectivity organization (network integration, robustness, and segregation) at age 15 years. The assessment of mother-child closeness included perspectives from both mother and child. The results revealed that greater mother-child closeness is linked with increased global efficiency and transitivity, but not with mo

SUBMITTER: Hong SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature