Parent-Adolescent Physiological Synchrony: Moderating Effects of Adolescent Emotional Insecurity

We investigated physiological synchrony in the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) during a triadic family interaction. Significant positive concurrent synchrony was found between mothers and adolescents, and between mothers and fathers. Furthermore, adolescent emotional insecurity significantly moderated mother-adolescent synchrony such that positive synchrony was only observed when emotional insecurity was low.