Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children
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Resumo: | Background: Oxytocin (OXT) has attracted research interest for its potential involvement in many of the behavioural problems observed in childhood. Due to its logistical advantages, saliva is an attractive fluid to quantify neuropeptides in children. Salivary OXT has been suggested as a potential biomarker for psychopathology during childhood. However, several questions still remain about the extent to which, and under what conditions, concentrations of OXT in saliva can be reliably measured and are related to behavioural problems in preschool age children. Methods: Seven samples of saliva from 30 preschool children (17 girls) were collected in five different days at their homes. Three of the samples were collected by the children’s parents at baseline daily routine conditions, and four of the samples were collected by researchers during two home-visits: before and after two 15-minute dyadic play sessions (one with mothers and one fathers) between each individual parent and the child. Oxytocin concentrations were quantified by Radioimmunoassay with prior extraction. Children’s behavioural problems were assessed by the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF) questionnaire, completed by the child’s’ preschool teacher. Results: Salivary OXT measured in baseline samples could not predict any of the behavioural problems measured by the C-TRF. However, when measured after playing with parents salivary OXT showed a stronger pattern of negative correlations, specially with the depression and opposition scales of the C-TRF. Furthermore, salivary OXT was unlikely to be reliably measured using single sampling, but acceptable reliabilities were achieved when averaging several samples. Finally, the single measures of salivary OXT evoked after an episode of play with parents showed better reliabilities than collected at baseline. Conclusion: Measurements of OXT evoked after positive affect interactions with parents seem to capture aspects of the OXT system in young children that might be relevant for understanding the role of this system in children’s social behaviour. |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool childrenOxytocinSalivaChildrenRadioimmunoassayBehavioural problemsBackground: Oxytocin (OXT) has attracted research interest for its potential involvement in many of the behavioural problems observed in childhood. Due to its logistical advantages, saliva is an attractive fluid to quantify neuropeptides in children. Salivary OXT has been suggested as a potential biomarker for psychopathology during childhood. However, several questions still remain about the extent to which, and under what conditions, concentrations of OXT in saliva can be reliably measured and are related to behavioural problems in preschool age children. Methods: Seven samples of saliva from 30 preschool children (17 girls) were collected in five different days at their homes. Three of the samples were collected by the children’s parents at baseline daily routine conditions, and four of the samples were collected by researchers during two home-visits: before and after two 15-minute dyadic play sessions (one with mothers and one fathers) between each individual parent and the child. Oxytocin concentrations were quantified by Radioimmunoassay with prior extraction. Children’s behavioural problems were assessed by the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF) questionnaire, completed by the child’s’ preschool teacher. Results: Salivary OXT measured in baseline samples could not predict any of the behavioural problems measured by the C-TRF. However, when measured after playing with parents salivary OXT showed a stronger pattern of negative correlations, specially with the depression and opposition scales of the C-TRF. Furthermore, salivary OXT was unlikely to be reliably measured using single sampling, but acceptable reliabilities were achieved when averaging several samples. Finally, the single measures of salivary OXT evoked after an episode of play with parents showed better reliabilities than collected at baseline. Conclusion: Measurements of OXT evoked after positive affect interactions with parents seem to capture aspects of the OXT system in young children that might be relevant for understanding the role of this system in children’s social behaviour.Fundação BIAL, FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e TecnologiaElsevier Ltd.Repositório do ISPATorres, NunoMartins, DanielMonteiro, LígiaSantos, António J.Vaughn, BrianVerissimo, Manuela2022-01-13T16:55:17Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8420engTorres, N., Martins, D., Monteiro, L., Santos, A. J., Vaughn, B. E., & Veríssimo, M. (2022). Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.1056090306453010.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105609info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:44:15Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/8420Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:26:15.116686Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children Torres, Nuno Oxytocin Saliva Children Radioimmunoassay Behavioural problems |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
title_full |
Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children |
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Torres, Nuno |
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Torres, Nuno Martins, Daniel Monteiro, Lígia Santos, António J. Vaughn, Brian Verissimo, Manuela |
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Martins, Daniel Monteiro, Lígia Santos, António J. Vaughn, Brian Verissimo, Manuela |
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Repositório do ISPA |
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Torres, Nuno Martins, Daniel Monteiro, Lígia Santos, António J. Vaughn, Brian Verissimo, Manuela |
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Oxytocin Saliva Children Radioimmunoassay Behavioural problems |
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Oxytocin Saliva Children Radioimmunoassay Behavioural problems |
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Background: Oxytocin (OXT) has attracted research interest for its potential involvement in many of the behavioural problems observed in childhood. Due to its logistical advantages, saliva is an attractive fluid to quantify neuropeptides in children. Salivary OXT has been suggested as a potential biomarker for psychopathology during childhood. However, several questions still remain about the extent to which, and under what conditions, concentrations of OXT in saliva can be reliably measured and are related to behavioural problems in preschool age children. Methods: Seven samples of saliva from 30 preschool children (17 girls) were collected in five different days at their homes. Three of the samples were collected by the children’s parents at baseline daily routine conditions, and four of the samples were collected by researchers during two home-visits: before and after two 15-minute dyadic play sessions (one with mothers and one fathers) between each individual parent and the child. Oxytocin concentrations were quantified by Radioimmunoassay with prior extraction. Children’s behavioural problems were assessed by the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF) questionnaire, completed by the child’s’ preschool teacher. Results: Salivary OXT measured in baseline samples could not predict any of the behavioural problems measured by the C-TRF. However, when measured after playing with parents salivary OXT showed a stronger pattern of negative correlations, specially with the depression and opposition scales of the C-TRF. Furthermore, salivary OXT was unlikely to be reliably measured using single sampling, but acceptable reliabilities were achieved when averaging several samples. Finally, the single measures of salivary OXT evoked after an episode of play with parents showed better reliabilities than collected at baseline. Conclusion: Measurements of OXT evoked after positive affect interactions with parents seem to capture aspects of the OXT system in young children that might be relevant for understanding the role of this system in children’s social behaviour. |
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Torres, N., Martins, D., Monteiro, L., Santos, A. J., Vaughn, B. E., & Veríssimo, M. (2022). Salivary oxytocin after play with parents predicts behavioural problems in preschool children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105609 03064530 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105609 |
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