Researchers found that exposure to harsh parenting at different ages impacted different areas of brain development.
, looked into whether there are certain “sensitive periods” of parenting during childhood, which could affect brain development during adolescence, and consequently, adult mental health.
The study used data from the Future of Families and Child Well-Being Study, which followed youths from low-income families in Detroit, Michigan, over a 21-year period from 1998 to 2021. The researchers sampled 173 participants. The researchers found that harsh parenting during the preschool years negatively impacted overall brain organization. Harshness during the middle school years had a more specific affect on prefrontal cortex-amygdala connectivity, which helps the brain regulate and process emotion.
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