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Dimensions of childhood adversity have distinct associations with neural systems underlying executive functioning

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Sheridan, Margaret A., Peverill, Matthew, Finn, Amy S., McLaughlin, Katie A.·2017·Development and Psychopathology

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Childhood adversity is associated with increased risk for psychopathology. Neurodevelopmental pathways underlying this risk remain poorly understood. A recent conceptual model posits that childhood adversity can be deconstructed into at least two underlying dimensions, deprivation and threat, that are associated with distinct neurocognitive consequences. This model argues that deprivation (i.e., a lack of cognitive stimulation and learning opportunities) is associated with poor executive function (EF), whereas threat is not. We examine this hypothesis in two studies measuring EF at multiple levels: performance on EF tasks, neural recruitment during EF, and problems with EF in daily life. In Study 1, deprivation (low parental education and child neglect) was associated with greater parent-reported problems with EF in adolescents ( N = 169; 13–17 years) after adjustment for levels of threat (community violence and abuse), which were unrelated to EF. In Study 2, low parental education was associated with poor working memory (WM) performance and inefficient neural recruitment in the parietal and prefrontal cortex during high WM load among adolescents ( N = 51, 13–20 years) after adjusting for abuse, which was unrelated to WM task performance and neural recruitment during WM. These findings constitute strong preliminary evidence for a novel model of the neurodevelopmental consequences of childhood adversity.

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Authors
Sheridan, M. A., Peverill, M., Finn, A. S., & McLaughlin, K. A.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Sheridan, Margaret A.
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2017-11-22
Volume
29
Issue
5
Pages
1777-1794
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W2768125376
Cited by
276
References
108
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH092555, R01MH103291, R01MH106482)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U54HD083091)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords
childhood adversity, executive function, deprivation, threats, parental education, child neglect, community violence, child abuse, working memory, neural recruitment, prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex, adolescents, brain development, psychopathology risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Brain, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Neuropsychological Tests, Parents, Violence, Young Adult, Executive Function

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