Linking Daily Parental Experiences to Kids' Self-Regulation Growth in Preschoolers
Official title: Linking Daily Parental PACEs to Parenting and Preschoolers' Self-Regulation Growth: A Burst-Design Longitudinal Study
Funded at Osu Center for Health Sciences · NIH-11471439 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant aims to understand how everyday parental experiences and stress influence preschoolers’ ability to manage emotions and behavior over time.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Osu Center for Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tulsa, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2016 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $147,189 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM109097-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11471439 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Families with children aged 0-5 years, where parental histories of adversity may influence parenting and child self-regulation.
✕Less likely to help
Families without concerns about parenting stress or child self-regulation may see no direct benefit.
What this research studies
From a patient-facing view, this project will track how daily parental experiences and stress relate to a child’s growing ability to regulate emotions and behavior across early childhood. It uses a burst-design longitudinal approach and wearable data to capture moment-to-moment changes in parenting and child self-regulation. The research will explore how parental ACEs and daily PACEs, along with parenting quality, shape long-term SR development in children aged 0-5, with a sub-study on heart rate variability to link physiology with behavior. Findings could inform families about how daily routines and stress management support healthy self-regulation in young children.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the study could guide families on daily practices that support their child’s self-regulation development and well-being.
How similar studies have gone: Early research supports links between parenting stress and child outcomes, with this study exploring dynamic within-person changes and daily experiences.
Where this research is happening
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Osu Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yu, Dian — Osu Center for Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Yu, Dian
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.