Emotion dysregulation and reward responsiveness as predictors of autonomic reactivity to an infant cry task among substance-using pregnant and postpartum women

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Author(s)Bounoua, Nadia
Author(s)Tabachnick, Alexandra R.
Author(s)Eiden, Rina D.
Author(s)Labella, Madelyn H.
Author(s)Dozier, Mary
Date Accessioned2024-02-21T20:32:09Z
Date Available2024-02-21T20:32:09Z
Publication Date2023-12-14
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Developmental Psychobiology. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22449. © 2023 The Authors. Developmental Psychobiology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
AbstractMaternal substance use may interfere with optimal parenting, lowering maternal responsiveness during interactions with their children. Previous work has identified maternal autonomic nervous system (ANS) reactivity to parenting-relevant stressors as a promising indicator of real-world parenting behaviors. However, less is known about the extent to which individual differences in emotion dysregulation and reward processing, two mechanisms of substance use, relate to maternal ANS reactivity in substance-using populations. The current study examined associations among emotion dysregulation, reward responsiveness, and ANS reactivity to an infant cry task among 77 low-income and substance-using women who were either pregnant (n = 63) or postpartum (n = 14). Two indicators of ANS functioning were collected during a 9 min computerized infant cry task (Crybaby task): respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and pre-ejection period. Mothers also completed self-reported measures of emotion dysregulation and reward responsiveness. Analyses revealed that trait emotion regulation was associated with RSA reactivity to the Crybaby task, such that greater emotion dysregulation was associated with greater RSA reduction during the infant cry task than lower emotion dysregulation. Reward responsiveness was not significantly associated with either indicator of ANS reactivity to the task. Findings revealed distinct patterns of associations linking emotion dysregulation with ANS reactivity during a parenting-related computerized task, suggesting that emotion regulation may be a key intervention target for substance-using mothers.
SponsorNational Institute of Mental Health . Grant Number: F31 MH120936 National Institute on Drug Abuse . Grant Number: F31 DA050426 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development . Grant Number: R01 HD098525
CitationBounoua, N., Tabachnick, A. R., Eiden, R. D., Labella, M. H., & Dozier, M. (2023). Emotion dysregulation and reward responsiveness as predictors of autonomic reactivity to an infant cry task among substance-using pregnant and postpartum women. Developmental Psychobiology, 66, e22449. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22449
ISSN1098-2302
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34008
Languageen_US
PublisherDevelopmental Psychobiology
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordsparenting
Keywordspre-ejection period
Keywordsprenatal
Keywordsrespiratory sinus arrhythmia
Keywordsvagal regulation
TitleEmotion dysregulation and reward responsiveness as predictors of autonomic reactivity to an infant cry task among substance-using pregnant and postpartum women
TypeArticle
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