Neurobiological Implications of Parent-Child Emotional Availability: A Review.

ABSTRACT: Parental influences are important for a child's behavior, overall adjustment, as well as cognitive/language development. New research is exploring how relationships with parents can influence a child's neurobiological functioning and development. In this systematic review, our first aim is to describe how the caregiving environment influences these aspects of child development. The second and main aim is to review and recommend that the concept (and measurement) of "emotional availability" may provide a new window in this continued exploration. Emotional availability (EA) refers to the capacity of a dyad to share an emotionally healthy relationship. The EA Scales assess this construct using a multi-dimensional framework, with a method to measure the affect and behavior of both the child an

SUBMITTER: Clark ELM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8391119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature