Family conflict, autonomic nervous system functioning, and child adaptation: State of the science and future directions

El-Sheikh, Mona; Erath, Stephen A.

doi:10.1017/s0954579411000034

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Family conflict, autonomic nervous system functioning, and child adaptation: State of the science and future directions

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El-Sheikh, Mona, Erath, Stephen A.·2011·Development and Psychopathology

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The family is one of the primary contexts of child development. Marital and parent–child conflict (family conflict) are common and predict a wide range of negative behavioral and emotional outcomes in children. Thus, an important task for developmental researchers is to identify the processes through which family conflict contributes to children's psychological maladjustment, as well as vulnerability and protective factors in the context of family conflict. In the current paper, we aim to advance a conceptual model that focuses on indices of children's autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning that increase vulnerability or provide protection against psychological maladjustment in the context of family conflict. In doing so, we provide a selective review that reflects the state of the science linking family conflict, children's ANS activity, and child psychological adjustment, and offer directions and guidance for future research. Our hope is to accelerate research at the intersection of family conflict and ANS functioning to advance understanding of risk and resilience among children.

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Higher resting parasympathetic nervous system activation and greater parasympathetic nervous system suppression to challenge should buffer against negative developmental outcomes.
“As a whole, higher resting parasympathetic nervous system activation (i.e., keeping sympathetic control under check) and greater parasympathetic nervous system suppression to challenge (i.e., easing parasympathetic 'break' over sympathetic activation) should buffer against negative developmental outcomes (Cummings et al., 2009; El-Sheikh & Erath, 2011), ensuring adaptive neurobiological regulation”
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 El-Sheikh & Erath, 2011
The Literature Review (§ Interactions between family conflict and ANS functioning; page unavailable) says higher resting vagal tone and greater vagal withdrawal generally protect against child maladjustment in the context of family conflict. The claim broadens that context to negative developmental outcomes generally and implies a more assured benefit than the paper supports: Future Directions (§ Further examination of individual systems; page unavailable) cautions that excessive vagal withdrawal may impede coping. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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A significant proportion of the data reviewed remains inconsistent with the sensitization model of autonomic regulations.
“A significant proportion of the data reviewed above, however, remains inconsistent with the sensitization model of autonomic regulations (Davies et al., 2009; El-Sheikh & Hinnant, 2011; El-Sheikh et al., 2011; El-Sheikh et al., 2013; El-Sheikh et al., 2009; El-Sheikh & Whitson, 2006).”
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 El-Sheikh et al., 2011
The Literature Review (‘Family conflict and ANS functioning’; page unavailable) reports differing autonomic responses associated with family conflict, including weaker RSA reductions and higher skin-conductance reactivity. The Future Directions section (‘Lab stimuli’; page unavailable) also notes inconsistencies across findings. The paper does not establish that a significant proportion of the reviewed data is inconsistent with a sensitization model; that characterization is the citing authors’ interpretation. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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Authors: El-Sheikh, M., & Erath, S. A.
Affiliations: Auburn University (US)
ORCID: Erath, Stephen A.
Venue: Development and Psychopathology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 2011-04-18
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 703-721
ISSN: 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
1469-2198
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579411000034
PMC: PMC3695441
OpenAlex: W2053565107
Cited by: 209
References: 192
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 1.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations: Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation (0339115, 0623936)
National Institutes of Health
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (ALA080-001)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL093246)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD046795)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords: family conflict, autonomic nervous system, child adjustment, parent-child conflict, marital conflict, child vulnerability, resilience, risk factors, child development, psychophysiology
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Autonomic Nervous System, Child, Child Development, Psychology, Child, Conflict, Psychological, Humans, Parent-Child Relations, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Family Conflict

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