Early Parenting Effects on Childhood Delay of Gratification and Adolescent Allostatic Load.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 PEDIATRICS

Children-Basel Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI:10.3390/children12091203

Heather Leonard, Atika Khurana, Derek Kosty

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Background/Objectives: Early parenting can influence child self-regulatory skills, which are in turn linked to allostatic load (AL)-a predictor of future morbidity and mortality. However, this mechanistic pathway from early parenting to later AL has not been tested using longitudinal data. Methods: We analyzed longitudinal data (N = 1364) from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development to examine relationships between early childhood (ages 2-3) observed parenting behaviors (i.e., autonomy support, supportive presence and hostility) and a comprehensive index of adolescent (age 15) AL, and assessed delay of gratification (at 54 months) as a mediator and moderator of these associations. Results: Maternal supportive presence and hostility in early childhood were directly associated with adolescent AL. All three early childhood parenting behaviors were associated with delay of gratification at 54 months. There was no evidence of mediation or moderation. Conclusions: The findings suggest the important role of early parenting behaviors in predicting long-term AL outcomes.

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早期父母教养对儿童满足延迟和青少年适应负荷的影响。

背景/目的：早期养育可以影响儿童的自我调节技能，而这又与适应负荷（AL）有关，这是未来发病率和死亡率的预测因子。然而，这种从早期养育到后来的人工智能的机制途径尚未使用纵向数据进行测试。方法：我们分析了来自幼儿保育和青少年发展研究的纵向数据（N = 1364），以检验幼儿（2-3岁）观察到的父母行为（即自主支持、支持存在和敌意）与青少年（15岁）AL综合指数之间的关系，并评估了满足延迟（54个月）作为这些关联的中介和调节因子。结果：儿童早期母亲的支持存在和敌意与青少年AL直接相关。所有三种儿童早期父母行为都与54个月时的满足延迟相关。没有任何调解或节制的证据。结论：研究结果表明，早期养育行为对预测AL的长期预后具有重要作用。

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Children-Basel PEDIATRICS-

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

16.70%

发文量

1735

审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Children is an international, open access journal dedicated to a streamlined, yet scientifically rigorous, dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease in developed and developing countries. The publication focuses on sharing clinical, epidemiological and translational science relevant to children’s health. Moreover, the primary goals of the publication are to highlight under‑represented pediatric disciplines, to emphasize interdisciplinary research and to disseminate advances in knowledge in global child health. In addition to original research, the journal publishes expert editorials and commentaries, clinical case reports, and insightful communications reflecting the latest developments in pediatric medicine. By publishing meritorious articles as soon as the editorial review process is completed, rather than at predefined intervals, Children also permits rapid open access sharing of new information, allowing us to reach the broadest audience in the most expedient fashion.