Associations between autonomic nervous system activity and risk-taking and internalizing behavior in young adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity has been associated with adolescent risk-taking and internalizing behavior, but previous results in community samples have been mixed. We investigated whether ANS activity was associated with higher risk-taking and internalizing behavior in young adolescents (age 11/12; n = 875), and whether adolescents' gender, parents' parenting style or a combination of both moderated these associations. Adolescents and their parents were recruited as part of the population-based, longitudinal Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) study. Risk-taking behavior was assessed with the Balloon Analogue Risk Task and the personality characteristics sensation seeking and impulsivity, measured with the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS). I

SUBMITTER: Loheide-Niesmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459221 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature