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Associations among negative life events, changes in cortico-limbic connectivity, and psychopathology in the ABCD Study
Brieant AE, Sisk LM, Gee DG. Associations among negative life events, changes in cortico-limbic connectivity, and psychopathology in the ABCD Study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 52: 101022. PMID: 34710799, PMCID: PMC8556598, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityNegative life eventsLife eventsInternalizing symptomsAdversity exposureCortico-limbic connectivityParental acceptanceAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyLongitudinal structural equation modelLower internalizing symptomsCognitive Development StudyContext of adversityIndirect effectsSample of youthStressful childhood experiencesCortico-limbic networkStructural equation modelLater psychopathologyNeurobiological maturationInternalizing problemsABCD studyFunctional connectivityChildhood experiencesPotential protective effectPsychopathology
2021
Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology
Cohodes EM, McCauley S, Gee DG. Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 935-948. PMID: 33591457, PMCID: PMC7885749, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00732-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic-related stressChild symptomatologyAnxiety-related symptomatologyYouth symptomatologyFamily-level factorsCross-sectional study designCOVID-19-related stressYouth mental healthEffects of exposureParental bufferingStudy designSymptomatologyMental healthChildren's exposureParental reportsHigh levelsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNegative emotionsGlobal pandemicDegree of stressExposureLight of evidenceHome routinesParenting stressDevelopment and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire
Cohodes EM, Preece DA, McCauley S, Rogers MK, Gross JJ, Gee DG. Development and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 50: 133-148. PMID: 33411232, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00759-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulatory strategiesChildren's emotion regulationEmotion regulationRegulation strategiesPoorer parent-child relationship qualityParent-child relationship qualityEmotion regulation strategiesEmotion Regulation QuestionnaireTen-factor structureParental assistanceDifferent regulation strategiesDifferent child agesHigher child internalizingRegulatory strategiesAcceptable test-retest reliabilityConfirmatory factor analysisExcellent internal consistencyEmotion sensitivityChild executionNegative emotionsExternalizing problemsTest-retest reliabilityChild stressPsychometric measuresChildren's internalizing