Mother-adolescent physiological synchrony in naturalistic settings: within-family cortisol associations and moderators

Lauren M Papp; Patricia Pendry; Emma K Adam

doi:10.1037/a0017147

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Mother-adolescent physiological synchrony in naturalistic settings: within-family cortisol associations and moderators

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Mother-adolescent physiological synchrony in naturalistic settings: within-family cortisol associations and moderators

Lauren M Papp, Patricia Pendry and Emma K Adam

Journal of family psychology, Vol.23(6), pp.882-894

12/2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017147

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/107251

PMCID: PMC2819131

PMID: 20001147

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Family - psychology

Humans

Hydrocortisone - metabolism

Male

Saliva - chemistry

Affect

Mother-Child Relations

Saliva - metabolism

Adolescent Behavior - psychology

Adolescent

Hydrocortisone - analysis

Adult

Female

In this study, the authors examined parent-adolescent cortisol associations in 45 families with adolescent children (24 girls; M age = 15.78 years, SD = 1.44 years). Family members' salivary cortisol levels were measured seven times a day on 2 typical weekdays. Family members provided reports of demographic and health variables, and adolescents rated parent-child relationship characteristics. After accounting for the effects of time of day and relevant demographic and health control variables on cortisol levels, hierarchical linear models indicated the presence of significant covariation over time in mother-adolescent cortisol (i.e., physiological synchrony). Furthermore, moderating tests revealed that mother-adolescent cortisol synchrony was strengthened among dyads characterized by mothers and adolescents spending more time together, and in families rated higher on levels of parent-youth shared activities and parental monitoring or supervision. Analysis of momentary characteristics indicated that maternal presence at the time of cortisol sampling lowered adolescent cortisol levels but did not account for mother-adolescent cortisol synchrony. Within-family physiological synchrony was amplified in momentary contexts of elevated maternal negative affect and elevated adolescent negative affect.

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Title: Mother-adolescent physiological synchrony in naturalistic settings: within-family cortisol associations and moderators
Creators: Lauren M Papp - Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. papp@wisc.edu
Patricia Pendry
Emma K Adam
Publication Details: Journal of family psychology, Vol.23(6), pp.882-894
Academic Unit: Human Development, Department of
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R03 MH063269-02 / NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH063269 / NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH63269 / NIMH NIH HHS R03 HD057346-02 / NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD57346 / NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD057346 / NICHD NIH HHS R03 MH063269-01 / NIMH NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900546613201842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article