Disapproval from romantic partners, friends and parents: Source of criticism regulates prefrontal cortex activity.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of criticism in everyday social situations, and its empirically demonstrated association with psychopathology, highlight the importance of understanding neural mechanisms underlying the perception and response of individuals to criticism. However, neuroimaging studies to date have been limited largely to maternal criticism. The present study aims to investigate neural responses to observing criticism occurring in the context of three different relationship types: romantic partners, friends, and parents-from a third-party perspective. 49 participants were recruited and asked to rate the perceived criticism for these relationships. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to measure changes in oxygenated haemoglobin levels in the prefrontal cortex when participants read

SUBMITTER: Neoh MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531840 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature