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Reduced caregiving quality measured during the strange situation procedure increases child’s autonomic nervous system stress response

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Köhler-Dauner, Franziska, Roder, Eva, Krause, Sabrina, Buchheim, Anna, Gündel, Harald, Fegert, Jörg M., Ziegenhain, Ute, Waller, Christiane·2019·Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
DOI 10.1186/s13034-019-0302-3PMC PMC6824052
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Background: Dysfunctional maternal behavior has been shown to lead to disturbances in infant’s regulatory capacities and alterations in vagal reactivity. We aim to investigate the autonomic nervous system (ANS) response of the child during the strange situation procedure (SSP) in relation to the quality of maternal behavior. Methods: Twelve month after birth, 163 mother–child-dyads were investigated during the SSP. Heart rate (HR) and both, the parasympathetic branch (PNS) via the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and the sympathetic branch (SNS) via the left ventricular ejection time (LVET) of the ANS were continuously determined during the SSP using electrocardiogram (ECG) and impedance cardiogram (ICG) measures. Maternal behavior was assessed by using the AMBIANCE measure. Results: The ANS response in infants of mothers with disruptive behavior compared to infants of non-disruptive mothers was significantly altered during the SSP: HR increased especially when infants of disruptive mothers were alone with the stranger (F (1, 161) = 4.15, p = .04) with a significant vagal withdrawal when being in contact with the stranger despite of presence of the mother (F (1, 161) = 5.11, p = .03) and a significant increase in vagal tone during final reunion (F (1, 161) = 3.76, p = .05). HR increase was mainly based on a decrease in LVET (F (1, 161) = 4.08, p = .05) with a maximum infant’s HR when the stranger came into the room instead of the mother. Conclusion: Both, SNS and PNS branches of the child are significantly altered in terms of an ANS imbalance, especially during contract to a stranger, in relation to dysfunctional maternal behavior. Our findings suggest the importance of supporting high quality caregiving that enables the infant to adapt adequately to stressful interpersonal situations which is likely to promote later health.

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  • The degree to which the oxytocinergic system develops optimally depends upon experience, specifically, early relationships.

    “However, the degree to which the oxytocinergic system develops optimally depends upon experience, specifically, early relationships (Carter et al., 2009; Köhler-Dauner et al., 2019).”

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Authors
Köhler-Dauner, F., Roder, E., Krause, S., Buchheim, A., Gündel, H., Fegert, J. M., Ziegenhain, U., & Waller, C.
Affiliations
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • Universität Innsbruck (AT)
  • Nuremberg Hospital (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-10-31
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
41-41
ISSN
1753-2000 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s13034-019-0302-3
PMC
PMC6824052
OpenAlex
W2985984541
Cited by
24
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01KR1304A)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
caregiving quality, maternal behavior, infant stress response, autonomic nervous system, vagal tone, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, heart rate, left ventricular ejection time, Strange Situation Procedure, ambience, infant attachment, maternal separation, vagal withdrawal

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