PARENT_EMPATHY · Imaging circles of engagement: Neural correlates of parent empathic distress in the context of chronic pain
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2020-04-01 → 2022-03-31
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 170 419 €
- Участници
- 2
- Схема
- MSCA-IF-GF
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Емпатичният стрес при родители на деца с хронична болка се анализира чрез мозъчно сканиране и поведенчески тестове. Разбирането на тези реакции помага да се разбере как емоциите на родителя влияят върху състоянието и функционирането на детето.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Imaging circles of engagement: Neural correlates of parent empathic distress in the context of chronic pain
Chronic pain affects the lives of over a quarter of adolescents world-wide. Chronic pain in youth does not only affect the adolescent themselves, but also their caregivers. For a parent to see their child suffering is particularly distressing. Parents of children with chronic pain are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety or depression. On the other hand, the parents' response can also powerfully modulate (i.e., mitigate or magnify) their child’s pain-related functioning. A key, so far neglected, variable may be parent empathic distress, hindering the parents’ ability to respond in ways to promote the child’s functioning. The mechanisms underlying parent empathic distress and its impact have not been studied before. The PARENT_EMPATHY project examines the mechanisms underlying parent empathic distress and its impact on parent responses and child's functioning. The project included a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study aiming to understand parent empathic responses to their child’s pain. The project utilizes an empathy paradigm that harnesses each child's personal and unique pain experiences. Due to COVID-19, part of the project is carried out virtually with a stronger emphasis on behavioural correlates of parent empathy. The current objectives are: 1. to define the behavioural correlates of parent empathic distress triggered by observing their own child’s pain 2. to examine to what extent parent empathic distress responses contribute to individual differences in parent pain-related cognitions, fears and behaviours. 3. to examine what extent parent empathic distress responses contribute to individual differences in child functioning. The central hypothesis is that parents’ empathic distress triggered by observing their child’s pain is of key importance for understanding parent-child interactions in the context of paediatric pain and that identifying the driving mechanisms will provide novel points for parent-targeted treatment strategies, having important clinical implications.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Chronic pain affects the lives of over a quarter of adolescents world-wide. For a parent to see their child suffering is particularly distressing. Not surprisingly, parents of children with chronic pain are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms. Vice versa, parent responses can powerfully modulate (i.e., mitigate or magnify) their child’s pain-related functioning. A key, so far neglected, variable may be parent empathic distress, hindering the parents’ ability to respond in ways to promote the child’s functioning. The neural mechanisms underlying parent empathic distress and its impact have not been studied before and will be the main focus of this proposal. I hypothesize that parents’ empathic distress triggered by observing their child’s pain is of key importance for understanding parent-child interactions in the context of paediatric pain and that identifying the driving mechanisms will provide novel points for parent-targeted treatments.PARENT_EMPATHY is a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study and will recruit parent-child dyads in which the child has chronic pain via the Pediatric Pain Management Clinic at Stanford’s Children’s Health. Using an empathy paradigm, I will define the physiological and neural correlates of parent empathic distress in response to observing their own child’s pain (facial expressions combined with autobiographical vignettes). Further, I will examine the contribution of parent empathic distress to individual differences in parent pain-related behavior as well as in the child’s pain-related functioning.This MSCA will enable me to carry out my independent project with the Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain (BPP) lab at Stanford University, reinforcing my scientific maturity. Working in this inspiring and successful environment with ample opportunities to enjoy superb training programs will boost my professional, scientific and personal development, and will greatly enhance my career possibilities.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT · MaastrichtКоординаторНидерландия
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY · STANFORDСъединени щати
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз