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Interparental aggression and parent–adolescent salivary alpha amylase symmetry

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Gordis, Elana B., Margolin, Gayla, Spies, Lauren A., Susman, Elizabeth J., Granger, Douglas A.·2010·Physiology & Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.01.006PMC PMC2860014
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The present study examined salivary alpha amylase (sAA), a putative marker of adrenergic activity, in family members engaging in family conflict discussions. We examined symmetry among family members' sAA levels at baseline and in response to a conflict discussion. The relation between a history of interparental aggression on parent-adolescent sAA symmetry also was examined. Participants were 62 families with a mother, father, and biological child age 13-18 (n=29 girls). After engaging in a relaxation procedure, families participated in a 15-minute triadic family conflict discussion. Participants provided saliva samples at post-relaxation/pre-discussion, immediately post-discussion, and at 10 and 20 min post-discussion. Participants also reported on interparental physical aggression during the previous year. Across the sample we found evidence of symmetry between mothers' and adolescents' sAA levels at baseline and around the discussion. Interparental aggression was associated with lower sAA levels among fathers. Interparental aggression also affected patterns of parent-child sAA response symmetry such that families reporting interparental aggression exhibited greater father-adolescent sAA symmetry than did those with no reports of interparental aggression. Among families with no interparental aggression history, we found consistent mother-adolescent symmetry. These differences suggest different patterns of parent-adolescent physiological attunement among families with interparental aggression.

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  • Witnessing marital discord is associated with enhanced sympathetic activity at rest and under conditions of stress.

    “Specifically, witnessing marital discord was associated with: (a) enhanced sympathetic activity at rest (Stride et al., 2008) and under conditions of stress (Gordis, Margolin, et al., 2010);”

    From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Gordis, Margolin, et al., 2010

    The Results (Effect of interparental aggression on sAA) report that adolescents from families reporting interparental aggression showed a significant rise in salivary alpha-amylase during a laboratory family-conflict discussion, unlike adolescents in the comparison group. This supports the stress-response portion attributed to Gordis et al., but the claim is broader than the finding: the study concerns adolescents exposed to interparental aggression in a specific conflict setting, not enhanced sympathetic activity among everyone witnessing marital discord. The resting-activity portion is attributed to a different citation. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Gordis, E. B., Margolin, G., Spies, L. A., Susman, E. J., & Granger, D. A.
Affiliations
  • University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Gordis, Elana B.
ORCID
Venue
Physiology & Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-06
Volume
100
Issue
3
Pages
225-233
ISSN
0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.01.006
PMC
PMC2860014
OpenAlex
W1987900362
Cited by
28
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD041428, R01HD046807)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
salivary amylase, family conflict, adrenergic activity, mother-adolescent relationship, father-adolescent relationship, physical aggression, stress response
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Adult, Aggression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Saliva, Biomarkers, Family Conflict, Salivary alpha-Amylases

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