Associations Between Socioeconomic Stress, Engagement In Joint Attention, And Neurodevelopment In 24- to 36-Month- Old Infants

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dc.contributor.advisorPierce, Lara
dc.contributor.authorBadal, Ana Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T11:08:25Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T11:08:25Z
dc.date.copyright2024-07-24
dc.date.issued2024-11-07
dc.date.updated2024-11-07T11:08:25Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Developmental Science)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractAssociations between maternal socioeconomic stress (SE-stress) at 6 months, quality and quantity of joint attention (JA) at 24 months, and relative alpha and theta activity at rest in 24- to 36-month-old infants were examined. Data from 116 mother-infant dyads from predominantly low-income families were analyzed. Multiple hierarchical regressions indicated significant associations between SE-stress and EEG outcomes, SE-stress and JA quality, and JA quality and 24-month outcomes. Several models tested whether JA quantity/quality mediated or moderated associations between SE-stress and EEG outcomes. A significant moderation effect of JA quantity on the association between stress and theta at 36 months was found, indicating a stronger association between maternal stress and theta power at 36 months when dyads engaged in less JA during play. Overall, findings show SE-stress is associated with both infant resting brain activity and engagement in JA during play. Associations between stress and EEG outcomes vary depending on the quantity of engagement in JA.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42446
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsJoint attention
dc.subject.keywordsInfant neurodevelopment
dc.subject.keywordsSocioeconomic stress
dc.subject.keywordsEEG
dc.subject.keywordsTheta
dc.subject.keywordsAlpha
dc.titleAssociations Between Socioeconomic Stress, Engagement In Joint Attention, And Neurodevelopment In 24- to 36-Month- Old Infants
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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