The Link Between Positive and Negative Parenting Behaviors and Child Inflammation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Children's inflammation may be an important link between parenting behaviors and health outcomes. The aims of this systematic review were to: (1) describe associations between parenting behaviors and child inflammatory markers, and (2) evaluate the relevance of existing literature to the review question. Database searches identified 19 studies that included a measure of positive or negative parenting behaviors and a marker of child inflammation, 53% of which measured parental responsiveness/warmth. Greater parental responsiveness/warmth was associated with lower levels of child pro-inflammatory markers in 60% of studies. Across studies, the association between parenting and child inflammation varied as a function of parenting construct, inflammatory measure, and sample characteristics. Stu

SUBMITTER: O'Brien JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814056 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature