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    Observed Measures of Negative Parenting Predict Brain Development during Adolescence

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    Whittle, S; Vijayakumar, N; Dennison, M; Schwartz, O; Simmons, JG; Sheeber, L; Allen, NB
    Date
    2016-01-29
    Source Title
    PLoS One
    Publisher
    PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Whittle, Sarah; Simmons, Julian; Dennison, Megan; Allen, Nicholas; Schwartz, Orli
    Affiliation
    Centre for Youth Mental Health
    Psychiatry
    Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
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    Document Type
    Journal Article
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    Whittle, S., Vijayakumar, N., Dennison, M., Schwartz, O., Simmons, J. G., Sheeber, L. & Allen, N. B. (2016). Observed Measures of Negative Parenting Predict Brain Development during Adolescence. PLOS ONE, 11 (1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147774.
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    Open Access
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/258270
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pone.0147774
    NHMRC Grant code
    NHMRC/350241
    NHMRC/350241
    NHMRC/1007716
    Abstract
    Limited attention has been directed toward the influence of non-abusive parenting behaviour on brain structure in adolescents. It has been suggested that environmental influences during this period are likely to impact the way that the brain develops over time. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between aggressive and positive parenting behaviors on brain development from early to late adolescence, and in turn, psychological and academic functioning during late adolescence, using a multi-wave longitudinal design. Three hundred and sixty seven magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were obtained over three time points from 166 adolescents (11-20 years). At the first time point, observed measures of maternal aggressive and positive behaviors were obtained. At the final time point, measures of psychological and academic functioning were obtained. Results indicated that a higher frequency of maternal aggressive behavior was associated with alterations in the development of right superior frontal and lateral parietal cortical thickness, and of nucleus accumbens volume, in males. Development of the superior frontal cortex in males mediated the relationship between maternal aggressive behaviour and measures of late adolescent functioning. We suggest that our results support an association between negative parenting and adolescent functioning, which may be mediated by immature or delayed brain maturation.

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