TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Children's history of suicidal ideation and synchrony of facial displays of affect during mother-child interactions
JO  - Journal of child psychology and psychiatry
A1  - James, Kiera M.
A1  - Kudinova, Anastacia Y.
A1  - Woody, Mary L.
A1  - Feurer, Cope
A1  - Foster, Claire E.
A1  - Gibb, Brandon E.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Suicidal thoughts and behavior can begin early in childhood and are a leading cause of death in youth. Although specific mechanisms of risk remain largely unknown, theorists and researchers highlight the importance of the parent-child relationship. The current study focused on one aspect of this relationship: the dynamic exchange of facial affect during interactions. Specifically, we examined the relation between children's history of suicidal ideation (SI) and synchrony of facial expressions during positive and negative mother-child interactions. <br><br>METHODS: Participants were 353 mother-child dyads. Of these, 44 dyads included a child with an SI history. Dyads engaged in positive and negative discussions during which their facial electromyography was recorded from mothers and children to index second-to-second changes in positive (zygomaticus) and negative (corrugator) facial affect. <br><br>RESULTS: Child SI dyads were characterized specifically by reduced synchrony of positive facial affect during the positive discussion compared to dyads without child SI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest child SI dyads exhibit reduced synchrony of normative positive expressions during mother-child interactions. If replicated and extended in longitudinal research, these results may help to explain one mechanism of risk among children with SI.<br><br>© 2020 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9630
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13231
ID  - ref1
ER  -