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      Alpha EEG Asymmetry, Childhood Maltreatment, and Problem Behaviors: A Pilot Home-Based Study

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          Abstract

          Background:

          Child maltreatment, trauma symptoms, and alpha electroencephalography (EEG) asymmetry have been linked to problem behaviors and alcohol use disorders.

          Objective:

          The goal of this pilot study was to clarify the role of alpha EEG asymmetry in the relation of maltreatment and problem behaviors. It was hypothesized that adolescents with more maltreatment, trauma symptoms, and right alpha EEG asymmetry would have more problem behaviors and alcohol use. It was also hypothesized that alpha EEG asymmetry would moderate the association between maltreatment/trauma symptoms and problem behaviors.

          Participants and Setting:

          Participants were 52 adolescents aged 12–14 years. Resting-state alpha EEG asymmetry was measured in this home-based study as a potential moderator in the association of child maltreatment and trauma symptoms to problem behaviors including alcohol use.

          Results:

          Child maltreatment reports and trauma symptoms were significantly associated with problem behaviors ( β = .259, p = .037 and β = .594, p < .001, respectively). Trauma symptoms were associated with alcohol-use ( Incidence Rate Ratio = 1.048, p = .032). Right alpha EEG EEG asymmetry moderated the positive association of trauma symptoms and problem behaviors ( β = - .383, p = .024). However, this was not the case for left alpha EEG asymmetry.

          Conclusions:

          Neural correlates associated with individuals’ affective-behavioral profiles may play a role in the susceptibility for problem behaviors among adolescents exposed to higher levels of childhood trauma. This could be useful in developing targeted assessments and interventions to prevent or treat these problems in adolescents.

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          Journal
          7801702
          2679
          Child Abuse Negl
          Child Abuse Negl
          Child abuse & neglect
          0145-2134
          1873-7757
          4 February 2020
          17 January 2020
          March 2020
          01 March 2021
          : 101
          : 104358
          Affiliations
          [1. ]Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28403.
          [2. ]Healthy Childhood Brain Development/Developmental Traumatology Research Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 104360, Durham, NC, 27710.
          [3. ]Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742.
          Author notes
          [* ]Correspondence: Kate B. Nooner, PhD, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Psychology, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28409. noonerk@ 123456uncw.edu .
          Article
          PMC7024668 PMC7024668 7024668 nihpa1550347
          10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104358
          7024668
          31958695
          6c2dee8c-9cde-4ae3-b520-d624bb0048a4
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          trauma,maltreatment,adolescence,alpha EEG asymmetry,problem behaviors,alcohol use

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