Maternal Buffering of Adolescent Dysregulation in Socially Appetitive Contexts: From Behavior to the Brain

Adolescents are more susceptible to dysregulation in positive social contexts, compared to children. We investigated whether maternal presence would buffer these effects in adolescence. Fifty‐four adolescents and children (age range = 8–17 years, M age = 13.38 years) completed a social go‐nogo task during an f MRI scan alone and in the presence of their mother. We found age‐related patterns, such that older relative to younger youth displayed...