心理学
反应性(心理学)
扁桃形结构
发展心理学
功能磁共振成像
意识的神经相关物
临床心理学
认知
神经科学
医学
病理
替代医学
作者
Madelon M. E. Riem,Annemieke M. Witte,Anna M. Lotz,Maaike Cima,M.H. van IJzendoorn,Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg
摘要
Abstract Parental protection is an important, yet understudied, aspect of parenting behavior. Predictors of the quality of protection and potential underlying neural mechanisms are still unknown. In this study, we examined whether negative caregiving experiences in fathers’ own childhood are related to protective behavior and neural reactivity to infant threatening situations. Paternal protective behavior was measured with self‐ and partner‐reported protective behavior and behavioral observations in an experimental set‐up (auditory startling task) in 121 first‐time fathers (mean age child = 19.35 weeks, SD = 11.27). Neural activation during exposure to videos of infant‐threatening (vs. neutral) situations was measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We found a significant and positive association between negative caregiving experiences and amygdala reactivity to infant‐threatening situations. A history of negative caregiving experiences was not significantly related to reported or observed paternal protective behavior. Our findings suggest that fathers with negative caregiving experiences show emotional hyperreactivity to cues of infant threat.
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