Davis Molly, West Kara, Bilms Joanie, Morelen Diana, Suveg Cynthia
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Dev Psychobiol. 2018 Sep;60(6):674-691. doi: 10.1002/dev.21743. Epub 2018 Jun 13.
This manuscript provides a critical review of the literature on parent-child physiological synchrony-the matching of biological states between parents and children. All eligible studies found some evidence of physiological synchrony, though the magnitude and direction of synchrony varied according to methodological factors, including the physiological system examined (i.e., parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous system activity, adrenocortical functioning) and the statistical approach used (e.g., multilevel modeling, correlation). The review underscores the need to consider the context in which physiological synchrony occurs (e.g., family risk) to best understand its significance. Furthermore, the review delineates vital avenues for future research, including the need to assess synchrony across multiple physiological systems and the importance of documenting continuity/change in physiological synchrony across developmental periods. Such research is crucial for understanding how the parent-child relationship unfolds at a physiological level and, in turn, how this relationship can facilitate or hinder parent, child, and family adjustment.
本手稿对有关亲子生理同步性（即父母与子女之间生物状态的匹配）的文献进行了批判性综述。所有符合条件的研究都发现了一些生理同步性的证据，尽管同步性的程度和方向因方法学因素而异，包括所检查的生理系统（即副交感神经系统或交感神经系统活动、肾上腺皮质功能）以及所使用的统计方法（例如，多层次建模、相关性分析）。该综述强调，需要考虑生理同步性发生的背景（例如，家庭风险），以便更好地理解其意义。此外，该综述还勾勒出了未来研究的重要方向，包括评估多个生理系统同步性的必要性，以及记录生理同步性在不同发育阶段的连续性/变化的重要性。此类研究对于理解亲子关系在生理层面如何发展，进而理解这种关系如何促进或阻碍父母、子女及家庭的适应至关重要。
