Reports of racially discriminatory behaviors toward Asians in the United States have surged during COVID-19 pandemic The current study examined self-reported racial discrimination and Asian Americans living relation to four mental physical health outcomes: anxiety, depressive, symptoms sleep difficulties moderating role social support was also In addition, participants were asked describe a specific instance that had happened Four hundred ten (Mage = 26 5 years, SD 7 8;47% female) responded...

Emotions are not simply concepts that live privately in the mind, but rather affective states emanate from individual and may influence others. We explored affect contagion context of one closest dyadic units, mother infant. initially separated mothers infants; randomly assigned to experience a stressful positive-evaluation task, negative-evaluation or nonstressful control task; then reunited infants. Three notable findings were obtained: First, infants’ physiological reactivity mirrored...

This study examined the association between security of attachment and processes influencing development emotion regulation in young children. A sample 73 4 1/2-year-olds their mothers were observed an probe involving mild frustration for children, children later independently interviewed about how child had felt. Fewer than half agreed with children's self-reports they attributed to (a lower rate concordance observer ratings self-reports), higher mother-child was associated secure mother's...

There is considerable knowledge of parental socialization processes that directly and indirectly influence the development children’s emotion self-regulation, but little understanding specific beliefs values underlie parents’ approaches. This study examined multiple aspects self-reported representations their associations with strategies for managing negative emotions self-regulatory behaviors. The sample consisted 73 mothers 4–5-year-old children; was ethnically diverse. Two about –...

Mothers and their babies represent one of the closest dyadic units thus provide a powerful paradigm to examine how affective states are shared, result in, synchronized physiologic responses between two people. We recruited mothers 12- 14-month-old infants (Ndyads = 98) complete lab study in which were initially separated from assigned either low-arousal positive/relaxation condition, intended elicit parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) reactivity, or high-arousal negative/stress task,...

Abstract Background Psychological stress and coping experienced during pregnancy can have important effects on maternal infant health, which also vary by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status. Therefore, we assessed stressors, behaviors, resources needed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic a sample of 162 perinatal (125 pregnant 37 postpartum) women United States. Methods A mixed-methods study captured quantitative responses regarding stressors coping, along with qualitative open-ended...

Although parent-child conversations about race are recommended to curb White U.S. children's racial biases, little work has tested their influence. We designed a guided racism discussion task for parents and 8-12-year-old children. explored whether parents' (a) pro-White implicit biases changed pre postconversation, (b) socialization messages (color conscious, external attributions prejudiced behavior colorblind ideology [CBRI]) predicted changes in each other's (c) associations varied by...

Abstract Healthy Indigenous child development is grounded in ways of knowing and being. Attachment theory has been influential understanding the significance parenting for infant Western science but focused on child–caregiver bonds predominantly within parent–child dyad. To bring forth perspectives regarding understandings parenting, attachment bond, well‐being children, we conducted semi‐structured interviews with 28 members a Northwest tribal community (21 female) spring summer 2020....

Children may be capable of understanding the value emotion regulation strategies before they can enlist these in emotion-evoking situations. This study was designed to extend children’s judgment efficacy alternative strategies. aged six and nine ( N = 97) were presented with illustrated storyboards anger- sadness-evoking situations rated effectiveness eight endorsed some on an emotion-specific basis: problem-solving as more effective for anger, seeking adult support venting sadness. Younger...

Parents can influence children's emotional responses through direct and subtle behavior. In this study we examined how parents' acute stress might be transmitted to their 7- 11-year-old children parental suppression would affect physiological (N = 214; Ndyads 107; 47% fathers) completed a laboratory visit where initially separated the parents subjected parent standardized stressor that reliably activates body's primary systems. Before reuniting with children, were randomly assigned either...

Objectives We examined the prevalence of substance use as a coping mechanism and identified relationships between maternal mental health over time substances to cope during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among pregnant women in U.S.A.

ABSTRACT Exposure to the in utero environment provides offspring risk or protection with respect postpartum development and health across lifespan. We used latent profile analysis (LPA), considering self‐report physiological indicators assess influence of maternal prenatal stress/distress on infant temperament. predicted that participants who reported greater would have infants less optimal temperament characteristics (e.g., higher fearfulness, lower smiling/laughter). Women ( N = 67) were...

Parents often try to hide their negative emotions from kids, hoping protect them experiencing adverse responses. However, suppression has been linked with poor social interactions. Suppression may be particularly damaging in the context of parent-child relationships because it hinder parents' ability support children's emotion regulation. Immediately after completing a stressful task, 109 parents 7 11 year olds were randomly assigned condition or control during an interaction child. Children...

Abstract The study of autonomic nervous system responses and contextual factors has shed light on the development children's negative outcomes, but majority these studies have not focused minority populations living under adversity. To address gaps, current longitudinal included a sample poor, immigrant Latino families to examine whether associations between reactivity at 6 months their externalizing behavior problems 7 years age were moderated by two risk associated with poverty:...

Although parent-child conversations about race are recommended as a way to curb children’s racial biases, no prior work has directly tested the impact of such on attitudes. In fact, most White American parents avoid talking racism with their children. We designed method facilitate subtle and blatant forms bias between 8-12-year-olds. explored effect conversation implicit anti-Black attitudes, whether parents’ nonverbal discomfort physiological arousal moderated socialization type that was...

Asian American (AA) community leaders, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) and allies in the United States Pacific Northwest expressed concern that there are families children from AA communities NH/PI who experience witness acts of xenophobia racism. This can cause racial trauma. The long-time practice aggregating data contributes to erasure makes it challenging advance health equity, such as allocating resources. According AAPI Data's long-awaited report June 2022, over 24 million AAs...

Rates of suicidality amongst Indigenous Peoples are linked to historical and ongoing settler-colonialism including land seizures, spiritual oppression, cultural disconnection, forced enculturation, societal alienation. Consistent with decolonial practices, voices perspectives must be centered in the development evaluation suicide prevention programs for United States ensure efficacy. The current study is a meta-synthesis qualitative research on among populations States. Findings reveal...

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) are peoples diverse in culture history who too often represented as a monolithic entity, tendency that undermines efforts to ameliorate health inequities. The current study represents partnership between academic researchers community organization serving NHPIs, which space was held for five multigenerational NHPI families ( N = 15 family members) share their experiences with educational healthcare systems, including issues of discrimination...