Interpersonal neural synchrony during father-child problem solving: An fNIRS hyperscanning study.
- Author(s)
- Trinh Nguyen, Hanna Schleihauf, Kungl Melanie, Ezgi Kayhan, Stefanie Hoehl, Pascal Vrticka
- Abstract
Interpersonal neural synchrony (INS) has been previously evidenced in mother-child interactions, yet findings concerning father-child interaction are wanting. The current experiment examined whether fathers and their 5- to 6-year-old children (N = 66) synchronize their brain activity during a naturalistic interaction, and addressed paternal and child factors related to INS. Compared to individual problem solving and rest, father-child dyads showed increased INS in bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and left temporo-parietal junction during cooperative problem solving. Furthermore, the father's attitude toward his role as a parent was positively related to INS during the cooperation condition. These results highlight the implication of the father's attitude to parenting in INS processes for the first time.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
- External organisation(s)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Universität Potsdam, University of Essex, University of California, Berkeley, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, German Primate Center
- Journal
- Child Development
- Volume
- 92
- Pages
- e565-e580
- No. of pages
- 16
- ISSN
- 0009-3920
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13510
- Publication date
- 07-2021
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501014 Neuropsychology, 501005 Developmental psychology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/99e69412-7858-4349-a677-5962c7f5cd36