Neural reactivity to monetary rewards and losses in childhood: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with observed and self-reported positive emotionality

Autumn Kujawa, Greg Hajcak Proudfit, Ellen M. Kessel, Margaret Dyson, Thomas Olino, Daniel N. Klein

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Abstract

Reward reactivity and positive emotion are key components of a theoretical, early-emerging approach motivational system, yet few studies have examined associations between positive emotion and neural reactivity to reward across development. In this multi-method prospective study, we examined the association of laboratory observations of positive emotionality (PE) at age 3 and self-reported positive affect (PA) at age 9 with an event-related potential component sensitive to the relative response to winning vs. losing money, the feedback negativity (δFN), at age 9 (N= 381). Males had a larger δFN than females, and both greater observed PE at age 3 and self-reported PA at age 9 significantly, but modestly, predicted an enhanced δFN at age 9. Negative emotionality and behavioral inhibition did not predict δFN. Results contribute to understanding the neural correlates of PE and suggest that the FN and PE may be related to the same biobehavioral approach system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-47
Number of pages7
JournalBiological Psychology
Volume104
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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