Brown Hallie R, Hareli Maya, Breaux Rosanna, Lugo-Candelas Claudia I, Gair Shannon L, Harvey Elizabeth A, McDermott Jennifer M
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Loyola University Chicago, IL, USA.
J Atten Disord. 2021 Aug;25(10):1395-1406. doi: 10.1177/1087054720903366. Epub 2020 Feb 21.
We examined behavioral and neural markers of emotion competence in young children as predictors of psychopathology, and as mediators of the relation between hyperactivity/impulsivity (H/I) and psychopathology. At Time 1 (T1), children ( = 49; ages 4-7 years) with and without H/I symptoms completed a frustration task. Frustration, observed emotion, and neural activity (P1, N2, and P3 event-related potentials) were measured. Symptoms of psychopathology were collected 18 months later (Time 2; T2). T1 lability, negative affect, and frustration predicted T2 depression and aggression symptomatology, controlling for T1 symptoms. Children with difficulty allocating neural resources during and after frustration were at risk for depression, aggression, and anxiety symptoms, controlling for earlier symptoms. P3 amplitudes during recovery mediated the relation between H/I and later depression. Markers of emotion competence contribute to psychopathology symptoms, particularly in children at risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Emotion competence skills may be useful intervention targets.
我们研究了幼儿情绪能力的行为和神经标志物，将其作为精神病理学的预测指标，以及作为多动/冲动（H/I）与精神病理学之间关系的中介变量。在时间1（T1），有和没有H/I症状的儿童（N = 49；年龄4 - 7岁）完成了一项挫折任务。测量了挫折感、观察到的情绪和神经活动（P1、N2和P3事件相关电位）。18个月后（时间2；T2）收集精神病理学症状。控制T1症状后，T1情绪易变性、消极情绪和挫折感可预测T2期的抑郁和攻击症状。在挫折期间和之后难以分配神经资源的儿童有患抑郁、攻击和焦虑症状的风险，控制早期症状后仍成立。恢复期间的P3波幅介导了H/I与后期抑郁之间的关系。情绪能力标志物导致精神病理学症状，尤其是在患有注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）风险的儿童中。情绪能力技能可能是有用的干预目标。
