Maternal depression and warmth during childhood predict age 20 neural response to reward.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early parenting experiences likely shape children's brain development, with consequences potentially extending into adulthood. Parents' affective disorders and expressions of positive affect could exert an influence on affect-related circuitry. The current study evaluated how maternal depression and maternal warmth assessed in early childhood and early adolescence were related to boys' reward function during early adulthood.

Method

Participants were 120 boys at socioeconomic risk for emotional problems. Mothers' history of depression during the child's lifetime was measured when boys were 42 months old and 10 and 11 years old. Maternal warmth was observed during mother-child interactions at 18 and 24 months and at 10 and 11 years.

Results

Maternal warmth dur

SUBMITTER: Morgan JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3926515 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature