2024
Atypical Interpersonal Problem-Solving and Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Adolescents with Maltreatment Experience
Gerin M, Viding E, Puetz V, Armbruster-Genc D, Rankin G, McCrory E. Atypical Interpersonal Problem-Solving and Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Adolescents with Maltreatment Experience. Current Neuropharmacology 2024, 22: 290-301. PMID: 37818587, PMCID: PMC10788892, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x22666231002145440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPosterior cingulate cortexMedial prefrontal cortexMental health symptomsMaltreatment experiencesSocial functioningLingual gyrusFunctional connectivityHealth symptomsInterpersonal problem-solving skillsRetrosplenial cortexElevated mental health symptomsDefault mode network hubInterpersonal problem solvingPoor social functioningAdverse environmental experiencesProblem-solving performanceNon-maltreated peersProblem-solving skillsExperiences of abuseSeed-based analysisNeurocognitive processingNeurocognitive functioningMental health disordersEarly adversity
2022
Social thinning and stress generation after childhood maltreatment: a neurocognitive social transactional model of psychiatric vulnerability
McCrory E, Foulkes L, Viding E. Social thinning and stress generation after childhood maltreatment: a neurocognitive social transactional model of psychiatric vulnerability. The Lancet Psychiatry 2022, 9: 828-837. PMID: 35926524, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00202-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransactional modelChildhood maltreatmentNeurocognitive alterationsPsychiatric disordersQuantity of relationshipsIndividual's social networkSocial functioningSocial architecturePsychiatric vulnerabilityMaltreatmentSocial environmentExtant evidencePsychiatric riskNeurocognitive sequelaeSocial processesStress generationSocial networksDisorders
2021
Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces
Neil L, Viding E, Armbruster‐Genc D, Lisi M, Mareschal I, Rankin G, Sharp M, Phillips H, Rapley J, Martin P, McCrory E. Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 63: 655-662. PMID: 34500497, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrust processingUnfamiliar facesChildhood maltreatmentPoor social functioningMental health difficultiesMental health problemsFacial stimuliCognitive abilitiesTrust judgmentsTrust attributionTrustworthiness dimensionsCommunity-based sampleSocial service recordsSocial functioningMaltreatment experiencesHealth difficultiesChild maltreatmentMaltreatmentSocial bondsAtypical patternsPeersEvidence of biasChildrenSocioeconomic statusProcessing
2020
Autobiographical memory as a latent vulnerability mechanism following childhood maltreatment: Association with future depression symptoms and prosocial behavior
Puetz V, Viding E, Hoffmann F, Gerin M, Sharp M, Rankin G, Maguire E, Mechelli A, McCrory E. Autobiographical memory as a latent vulnerability mechanism following childhood maltreatment: Association with future depression symptoms and prosocial behavior. Development And Psychopathology 2020, 33: 1300-1307. PMID: 32573399, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420000504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvergeneral memoryProsocial behaviorChildhood maltreatmentAutobiographical memory recallAutobiographical Memory TestSocio-emotional functioningPsycho-social functioningValenced cue wordsPoor social functioningSample of adolescentsFuture depression symptomsDepressive symptomsChildhood maltreatment historyTrend-level associationCognitive mechanismsCue wordsNeural reactivityAutobiographical memoryMemory testMemory recallVulnerability mechanismsBrain activitySocial functioningElevated depressive symptomsMaltreatment history
2019
Neurocognitive Adaptation and Mental Health Vulnerability Following Maltreatment: The Role of Social Functioning
McCrory E, Ogle J, Gerin M, Viding E. Neurocognitive Adaptation and Mental Health Vulnerability Following Maltreatment: The Role of Social Functioning. Child Maltreatment 2019, 24: 435-451. PMID: 30897955, DOI: 10.1177/1077559519830524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial functioningEarly maltreatment experiencesMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health problemsNeurocognitive adaptationsEmotion regulationThreat processingStudy of childrenReward processingComputational psychiatryMental health disordersMaltreatment experiencesLatent vulnerabilityChildhood maltreatmentSocial supportFunctioningHealth disordersNeural functionMaltreatmentHealth vulnerabilityProcessingHealth problemsVulnerabilityKey findingsAdolescents