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ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2025

Neurophysiological Differences in Auditory Threat Processing in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: a Pilot Study.

Brandon L Goldstein, Olivia Arciero, Samantha Santos, Damion J Grasso, Inge-Marie Eigsti, Fumiko Hoeft, Charles J Williams, Anusha Mohan, Emily Mohler, Kimberly J McCarthy and 1 more

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Brandon L GoldsteinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7003-2281
Olivia ArcieroDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Samantha SantosDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Damion J GrassoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Inge-Marie EigstiDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Fumiko HoeftDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3932-9201
Charles J WilliamsDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA.
Anusha MohanDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Emily MohlerHellen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kimberly J McCarthyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Margaret J Briggs-GowanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5826-5998

Funding

Mapping Dimensional Aspects of Biobehavioral Threat Reactivity in Young, Violence-Exposed Children: Linkages to Fear and DistressU01MH113390 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI BRIGGS-GOWAN, MARGARET J, GRASSO, DAMION JOSEPH · 2018 to 2022
$3.8M
NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH113390NIMH NIH HHS U01MH113390University of Connecticut Research Excellence Program
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Abstract

Threat reactivity is a mechanism linking children's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health outcomes. Most studies focus on visual threats, with few examining auditory threat-a salient aspect of IPV exposure. This pilot study examines auditory threats in IPV-exposed children with event-related brain potentials (ERPs) elicited during an auditory affective oddball task. Children (N = 37, ages 4-7) were presented with four auditory cues: (1) standard cues with neutral prosody (dada; 70% of trials), (2) deviant or oddball cues with neutral prosody (baba; 10% of trials), (3) happy prosody deviant cues (dada; 10% of trials), and (4) angry prosody deviant cues (dada; 10% of trails). We analyzed the P3, an ERP index of emotionally salient or novel stimuli occurring 250-350 ms post-stimulus onset. Compared to non-exposed children, IPV-exposed children had smaller mean differences between P3 amplitudes than angry and standard cues, suggesting an altered appraisal and blunted emotional response to auditory threat. This blunted response was significantly associated with mother-reported child posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. These findings provide preliminary evidence of neurophysiological distinctions in auditory threat processing in children exposed to IPV, underscoring the need for further research examining auditory threat.

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Auditory PerceptionEmotionsEvent-Related Potentials, P300FearIntimate Partner ViolenceChildChild, PreschoolCuesElectroencephalographyEvoked PotentialsFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsauditorychildrenERPintimate partner violenceP3PTSDthreat processing

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PMCPMC12416512

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