APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Parasympathetic Control Moderates Inhibited Children’s Susceptibility to Parental Influences on Play Behaviors
- Lindsay Druskin
University of Maryland, College Park - Matthew Barstead
University of Maryland, College Park - Danielle Novick
University of Maryland, College Park - Kelly Smith
University of Maryland - College Park - Hailey Fleece
University of Maryland, College Park - Nicholas Wagner
Boston University - Christina Danko
University of Maryland, College Park - Andrea Chronis-Tuscano
University of Maryland, College Park - Kenneth Rubin
University of Maryland - College Park
Abstract
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA; collected in the laboratory) and parenting (collected via self-report) were assessed cross-sectionally as predictors of inhibited preschoolers’ social play (observed in classrooms). Findings suggested that parenting interacted with RSA such that higher levels of RSA strengthened the positive association between nurturance and group play.
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