Venla Huovinen, Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Eeva Eskola, Giulio Benedetti, Heidi Isokääntä, Elisabeth Nordenswan, Eveliina Munukka, Santosh Lamichhane, Akie Yada, Siobhain M O'Mahony, Alex Dickens, Leo Lahti, Hasse Karlsson, Riikka Korja, Saara Nolvi, Linnea Karlsson
{"title":"Association between infant and toddler gut microbiota composition and later executive functioning.","authors":"Venla Huovinen, Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Eeva Eskola, Giulio Benedetti, Heidi Isokääntä, Elisabeth Nordenswan, Eveliina Munukka, Santosh Lamichhane, Akie Yada, Siobhain M O'Mahony, Alex Dickens, Leo Lahti, Hasse Karlsson, Riikka Korja, Saara Nolvi, Linnea Karlsson","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101527","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Studies indicate that alterations in gut microbiota composition (GMC) during the first 1,000 days of life are associated with neurodevelopment and further behavioral development. However, research on the associations between GMC and executive functions (EFs) in childhood is scarce. This study aims to improve the understanding of the biological processes underlying behavioral development by exploring the associations between GMC and EFs early in life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Study population (<i>n</i> = 373) is part of the longitudinal FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. GMC was analyzed using infant and toddler stool sample 16S rRNA sequencing and targeted and untargeted metabolomic assays. EF was assessed using the Spin the Pots and Snack Delay tasks at 2.5 years and the Spin the Pots task, Delay of Gratification task, EF Touch battery and BRIEF-2 questionnaire at 5 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Alpha diversity in infancy was negatively associated with preschool EF. Additionally, EFs differed between microbial groups based on dominant genera. Bacterial genera abundances were related to some EFs, but no associations were found between microbial metabolites and EF. This study is among the first to investigate associations between GMC and EF in childhood, a crucial developmental stage characterized by significant changes in both the brain and microbiota.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1677-1691"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147834839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mothers' and fathers' social support trajectories and children's prosocial development: A dyadic perspective.","authors":"Olivia D Chang","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101618","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study examined mothers' and fathers' dyadic trajectories of perceived social support and their associations with children's prosociality. Data were drawn from 4,329 children (52% male, 48% female; 44% Black, 22% Hispanic, 17% White) in a prospective birth cohort study of low-income families. Repeated-measures latent class analysis identified three trajectories of social support at the level of the mother-father dyad from birth to age five: \"High and Concordant\" (64%), \"Paternal-Advantaged, Declining Maternal\" (20%), and \"Maternal-Advantaged\" (16%) social support. Child prosocial behavior differed significantly across dyadic social support trajectories. Children of parents in the \"Paternal-Advantaged, Declining Maternal\" (<i>M</i> = -0.06, <i>SE</i> = 0.20; <i>p</i> < .001) and \"Maternal-Advantaged\" (<i>M</i> = -0.26, <i>SE</i> = 0.19; <i>p</i> < .001) social support trajectories scored significantly lower on prosocial behavior at age five than those with \"High and Concordant\" social support (<i>M</i> = 0.37, <i>SE</i> = 0.04). These differences persisted at age nine for children of parents in the \"Paternal-Advantaged, Declining Maternal\" social support trajectory. Findings suggest that consistent and adequate social support within the parental dyad is critical to cultivating children's prosocial skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1817-1827"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148351051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhixin Zhou, Corinne Sejourne, Lidia Panier, Grace O Allison, Alexandra P Argiros, Anna Weinberg
{"title":"Effects of parental stress-buffering on multiple measures of positive valence systems functioning.","authors":"Zhixin Zhou, Corinne Sejourne, Lidia Panier, Grace O Allison, Alexandra P Argiros, Anna Weinberg","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101862","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101862","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescence involves social reorientation toward peers, increasing exposure to interpersonal stressors and vulnerability to psychopathology. The current study investigated the potential buffering effects of high-quality parent-child relationships (PCRs) on the associations between peer stress exposure and multiple measures of positive valence systems (PVS) functioning. The study included 165 adolescents, ages 9-16 (81 girls, <i>M</i> <sub><i>age</i></sub> = 11.93, 78.18% White). Interviews were conducted to gather data on PCR quality and peer stress exposure. Adolescents self-reported their reward sensitivity, and behavioral reward sensitivity was derived from a reward learning paradigm. The reward positivity (RewP) was recorded during three tasks using monetary, social, and food reward stimuli. Contrary to our predictions, adolescents who had higher-quality PCR showed a blunted monetary RewP (<i>β</i> = 0.17, <i>p</i> = .020) and reduced behavioral reward sensitivity (<i>β</i> = 0.15, <i>p</i> = .040), when also reporting high levels of peer stress exposure. No significant interaction was found with other measures as the outcomes. The results suggest that high-quality PCR may not uniformly buffer against the effects of peer stress exposure and highlight differential effects for different PVS measures. Future research across multiple units of analysis is needed to elucidate the complex pathway to PVS-related psychopathology during this critical developmental stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"2146-2158"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149024055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tak Tsun Lo, J Loes Pouwels, Jacqueline M Vink, Nina van den Broek, Hend Eltanamly, Dominique F Maciejewski, Maaike Verhagen
{"title":"Loneliness and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A multi-timescale examination.","authors":"Tak Tsun Lo, J Loes Pouwels, Jacqueline M Vink, Nina van den Broek, Hend Eltanamly, Dominique F Maciejewski, Maaike Verhagen","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101552","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Can feelings of loneliness and depression be adaptive for adolescents? Yes, suggests the Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness: initially, loneliness activates depressive responses for self-preservation. In turn, these feelings prepare adolescents for reaffiliation, thereby reducing loneliness (H1a: short-term <i>balancing</i> feedback loop). If this fails, loneliness and depressive symptoms may become long-term traits that exacerbate each other over time (H1b: long-term <i>reinforcing</i> feedback loop). Therefore, the short-term balancing feedback loop between loneliness and depressive symptoms may buffer against their long-term increases (H2: across-timescale influence). We tested these hypotheses in Dutch adolescents (<i>M</i><sub>age_Wave1</sub> = 12.9, <i>SD</i><sub>age_Wave1</sub> = 0.7, 53% female) using six-wave, half-yearly panel data (<i>N</i> = 774; 2017-2021) and 7-day, 1.5-hourly experience sampling data (<i>n</i><sub>subsample</sub> = 84; mid-2021). Residual dynamic structural equation modeling revealed reinforcing feedback loops at both short-term (1.5-hourly) and long-term (half-yearly), supporting H1b but not H1a. Bayesian latent change score modeling supported H2: Adolescents who felt more depressed an hour after heightened loneliness showed smaller half-yearly increases in trait loneliness. However, this buffering effect was not predicted by the hourly depressed-to-loneliness relation, nor did either hourly relations predict half-yearly changes in depressive symptoms. Our findings suggest that feeling depressed shortly after loneliness may protect adolescents from long-term loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1747-1759"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148028128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janna Pickett Maravilla, Courtney Lyding, Sierra Clifford, Harold Hill Goldsmith, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
{"title":"Parental differential treatment and symptoms of child psychopathology: A twin study.","authors":"Janna Pickett Maravilla, Courtney Lyding, Sierra Clifford, Harold Hill Goldsmith, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101370","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parental differential treatment is associated with higher levels of psychopathology symptoms in children. Both higher overall levels of differential treatment (absolute/magnitude of differential treatment) and consistently favoring one child over another (relative differential treatment) are associated with risk in children. This study enhances understanding of parental differential treatment using a genetically informed twin design that clarifies child- and parent-driven effects. Participants included 632 twin pairs (<i>M</i>age = 7.6 years, SD = 0.94; 96% White, 44% Rural) and parents. Parental differential treatment was assessed using an observed card game interaction and reports from mothers, fathers, and children. Twin modeling indicated heritable influences on parental hostility (<i>h</i><sup>2</sup> = .34 for females, .06 for males) and intrusiveness (<i>h</i><sup>2</sup> = .51 across the sample), suggesting that children's heritable traits elicit parenting. Observed intrusiveness differences predicted ADHD. Absolute and relative differences in maternal discipline predicted externalizing, internalizing, and ADHD symptoms, with a similar but less strong pattern for paternal discipline. However, absolute differences in paternal affection and paternal partiality proved especially important for children's psychopathology. Findings show children's behavior can elicit maladaptive differences in parenting, informing interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1653-1667"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13222760/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147834817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laila Ketvel, Pekka Rapeli, Anu Raevuori, Mona Sotaniemi, Richard Rose, Lea Pulkkinen, Eero Vuoksimaa, Sari Aaltonen, Jessica E Salvatore, Danielle M Dick, Antti Latvala
{"title":"Symptoms of ADHD, antisocial behavior, and cognitive performance: A longitudinal twin study.","authors":"Laila Ketvel, Pekka Rapeli, Anu Raevuori, Mona Sotaniemi, Richard Rose, Lea Pulkkinen, Eero Vuoksimaa, Sari Aaltonen, Jessica E Salvatore, Danielle M Dick, Antti Latvala","doi":"10.1017/S095457942610176X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S095457942610176X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated longitudinal associations between adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and later antisocial behavior and tested 1) whether these associations are independent of familial factors shared by co-twins and 2) whether cognitive performance moderates the associations. In a population-based sample of Finnish twins (<i>N</i> = 602-1330, 53% female), we assessed ADHD symptoms with teacher assessments and a diagnostic interview in adolescence, symptoms of antisocial personality disorder with a diagnostic interview in young adulthood, and criminal behavior across the lifespan with self-reports in early midlife. Cognitive performance was assessed with commonly used test measures in young adulthood. Adolescent ADHD symptoms were consistently associated with an increased risk for antisocial symptoms (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 1.18-1.27) and criminal behavior (IRR = 1.16-1.20) later in life. Within-pair and interaction analyses suggested that the associations were to a large degree independent of familial factors, and cognitive performance level did not moderate them. In conclusion, subclinical ADHD symptoms are associated with an increased risk for antisocial behavior at the population level. The association is not fully explained by familial background, and it is independent of cognitive performance level.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1987-1999"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148590969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotion regulation in young children of mothers with borderline personality disorder: A transgenerational perspective.","authors":"Melanie Bunz, Rabea Derhardt, Sabine Seehagen, Nina Heinrichs, Robert Kumsta, Babette Renneberg, Silvia Schneider","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101345","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emotion regulation (ER) difficulties in early childhood are considered potential predictors of later psychopathology, particularly in children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This multicenter study examined ER in German-speaking children of mothers with BPD (C-BPD), children of mothers with anxiety/ depressive disorders, and children of mentally healthy mothers (<i>N</i> = 318; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 39.41 months, SD = 22.16; range: 6-84 months, 53.5% female). We hypothesized that C-BPD would display more unfavorable (maladaptive) ER strategies than the other groups. ER was assessed via behavioral observations, analyzing latency, frequency, duration, and variability. Contrary to expectations, children across all groups primarily used adaptive ER strategies. No significant associations emerged between maternal psychopathology and children's ER (MANCOVAs for adaptive ER strategies by maternal diagnostic group: duration, <i>p</i> > .999, <i>η<sup>2</sup></i> = .008; latency, <i>p</i> > .999, <i>η<sup>2</sup></i> = .009; frequency, <i>p</i> > .999, <i>η<sup>2</sup></i> = .006, variability, <i>p</i> = .668, <i>η<sup>2</sup></i> = .003). Exploratory analyses revealed age-specific and developmentally typical differences in ER strategy use. These findings contribute to the literature on ER in C-BPD and highlight the need for longitudinal studies to clarify how and when early ER patterns may influence later psychopathological outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1605-1617"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147765102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depressive symptoms amplify the impact of feeling supported or ignored online by friends on adolescents' well- and Ill-being.","authors":"Loes Janssen, Amber van der Wal, Ine Beyens","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101485","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents' communication with friends increasingly occurs online and research has primarily focused on the quantity rather than the quality of interactions, such as feeling supported or ignored. Since feeling supported or ignored by friends <i>offline</i> affects adolescents' well- and ill-being, it is essential to understand how these dynamics unfold in online contexts, particularly for adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms, who may be especially sensitive to these experiences. In this preregistered 100-day diary study, 479 adolescents (<i>M</i> <sub><i>age</i></sub> = 15.98, 54.9% girls; 96.9% Dutch) reported daily on time spent communicating online with friends, their experiences of feeling supported and ignored by friends, and their well- and ill-being. Results showed that time spent communicating online with friends did not relate to adolescents' well- and ill-being. Feeling supported by friends online resulted in higher well-being and lower ill-being, while feeling ignored by friends online was related to lower well-being and higher ill-being. Adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms experienced intensified effects, both positive and negative, suggesting more vulnerability to everyday online social experiences but also increased benefit from online support. Altogether, this underscores the importance for parents and clinicians to foster open conversations to help adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms navigate their digital social world.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1618-1629"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147765130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constructive and destructive interparental conflict, parenting entropy, and child ADHD symptoms.","authors":"Zhi Li, Melissa Sturge-Apple, Patrick Davies","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101655","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This multi-method, multi-informant, three-wave longitudinal study sought to examine how maternal and paternal parenting entropy might operate as indirect factors in the link between interparental conflict and the development of child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms during early childhood. Participants were 235 families with a young child (Wave one: <i>M</i><sub>child age</sub> = 2.97 years, <i>N</i><sub>girls</sub> = 130, Child race/ethnicity: 56.2% White, 21.3% African American, 16.2% Mixed race) followed over three annual waves. We observed constructive and destructive interparental conflict during an interparental conflict discussion task and created parenting entropy based on multiple aspects of molar-rated parenting behavior during parent-child interaction. Child ADHD symptoms were reported by both parents over time. Findings indicated that only greater maternal parenting entropy operated as the indirect factor linking interparental conflict with elevated risks for child ADHD symptoms over time (Association with Maternal Parenting Entropy: Constructive conflict: <i>β</i> = -0.23, Destructive conflict: <i>β</i> = 0.17; Maternal parenting entropy in association with Child ADHD symptoms: <i>β</i>s range: [0.16, 0.17]). Follow-up tests comparing the role of constructive vs. destructive forms of interparental conflict highlighted the role of constructive interparental conflict. Findings highlighted potential targets to mitigate the risks associated with unpredictable parenting behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1865-1878"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13423604/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148430067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological resilience moderates the relationship between childhood adversity, brain network connectivity, and wellness.","authors":"Yuanyuan Li, Zelin Liu, Bowen Hu, Jiahua Xu, Jiale Xiao, Boxuan Chen, Ting Tian, Ying He, Shaozheng Qin, Danhua Lin","doi":"10.1017/S0954579426101564","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0954579426101564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood adversity impairs well-being, yet psychological resilience may buffer its impact. Using resting-state fMRI in 94 rural Chinese children (ages 10-14), we examined whether psychological resilience protects brain network connectivity from adversity and its relevance to psychological well-being. Psychological resilience significantly moderated the impact of abuse, but not neglect, on limbic connectivity. Low-resilience children exposed to abuse showed heightened limbic-somatomotor and limbic-ventral attention connectivity, which predicted greater somatization and depression at baseline and more severe levels of anxiety six months later. These associations were absent in high-resilience children. Our findings reveal that psychological resilience specifically shields against the neurotoxic effects of abuse by modulating networks involved in emotion regulation, salience, and sensorimotor processing. Targeted interventions should consider adversity dimensions and psychological resilience capacity to mitigate long-term mental health risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":11265,"journal":{"name":"Development and Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1774-1782"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148155669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}