Variation in maternal sensitivity and the development of memory biases in preschoolers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Links between maternal sensitivity, hippocampal development, and memory abilities suggests early life insensitive care may shape structures and schemas influencing future decisions and stress management, biasing children to negative information. While it is possible that this pattern of neurodevelopment may have adaptive consequences, for example, preventing children from encountering untoward experience with future adversity, it may also leave some children at risk for the development of internalizing problems.

Methods

Here, in a Two Wave Study, we examine whether insensitive care predicts sub sequentially assessed memory biases for threatening (but not happy) stimuli in preschoolers (n = 49), and if such relations cut across different forms of relationa

SUBMITTER: Rifkin-Graboi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978004 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature