Abstract The current study examined the characteristics of physiological synchrony between grandmothers and grandchildren in Chinese three‐generation families, and the associations between physiological synchrony and child emotion regulation. The participants included 92 children (age 8–10‐year old) and their grandmothers. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was collected from both grandmothers and their grandchildren throughout a collaborative drawing task and a conflict discussion task. Child emotion regulation was measured using the Children's Emotional Management Scale. We found no evidence for an overall pattern of concordant or discordant synchrony within dyads. Instead, there was great variability in patterns of synchrony across dyads. During the collaborative drawing task, concordance in grandmother's RSA and grandchildren's subsequent RSA was linked with better emotion regulation. During the conflict discussion, concordance in grandmother's RSA and grandchildren's simultaneous RSA was linked with poorer emotion regulation. These results suggest that grandmother–grandchild synchrony in different directions, time lags, and contexts has different influences on children's emotion regulation. The findings of this study highlight the importance of contextual physiological co‐regulation between Chinese children and their grandmothers for children's social‐emotional development.

Yingying Tang

Nicole B. Perry

Ting He

Dazhou Wu

Nan Zhou

Xiuyun Lin

Developmental Psychobiology

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY 是一份同行评审期刊，发表来自心理学、生物学、神经科学和医学学科的原创研究论文，有助于理解行为发展。侧重于胚胎/胎儿、新生儿、幼年或成年动物发育的研究以及将行为发育与解剖学、生理学、生物化学、遗传学或进化相关联的多学科研究是合适的。该杂志通过发表对无脊椎动物、鱼类、鸟类、人类和其他动物的研究，代表了关于行为发展的广泛系统发育观点。该杂志发表无论是在实验室还是在现场进行的实验和描述性研究。该杂志还发表评论文章和理论论文，这些文章做出了重要的概念贡献。发展心理生物学的特别专刊，包括关于普遍感兴趣的主题的受邀论文，可以与主编安排。发展心理生物学还出版致编辑的信函，讨论普遍感兴趣的问题或发表在期刊上的材料.讨论已发表材料的信件可能会纠正错误、提供澄清或提供不同的观点。作者应就这些文稿的准备工作咨询编辑。

Developmental Psychobiology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research papers from the fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine, contributing to the understanding of behavioral development. The journal focuses on research related to the development of embryos, fetuses, neonates, juveniles, and adult animals, as well as multidisciplinary studies that link behavioral development with anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or evolution. By publishing research on invertebrates, fish, birds, humans, and other animals, the journal represents a broad phylogenetic perspective on behavioral development. It accepts experimental and descriptive studies conducted both in laboratories and in the field, and also welcomes commentaries and theoretical papers that make significant conceptual contributions. Special issues on developmental psychobiology, including invited papers on topics of general interest, can be arranged with the editor-in-chief. Additionally, Developmental Psychobiology publishes letters to the editor that discuss issues of general interest or provide feedback on materials published in the journal. These letters may correct errors, offer clarifications, or present alternative viewpoints, and authors should consult the editor regarding the preparation of these manuscripts.

《Developmental Psychobiology》是一本经过同行评审的期刊，发表来自心理学、生物学、神经科学和医学领域的原创研究论文，旨在深入理解行为的发展。期刊特别关注胚胎、胎儿、新生儿、幼年及成年动物的发育研究，以及将行为发育与解剖学、生理学、生物化学、遗传学或进化等多学科领域相结合的研究。该期刊通过发表对无脊椎动物、鱼类、鸟类、人类及其他动物的研究，展现了关于行为发展的广泛系统发育视角。期刊接受在实验室或现场进行的实验和描述性研究，同时也欢迎重要概念贡献的评论文章和理论论文。关于发展心理生物学的特别专刊，包括受邀论文，需与主编进行安排。此外，《Developmental Psychobiology》还出版致编辑的信函，讨论普遍感兴趣的问题或对已发表材料的反馈。这些信件可能纠正错误、提供澄清或提出不同观点，作者应咨询编辑以准备这些文稿。

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心理学, 发育生物学	3
心理学, 心理学	4

Grandmother–grandchild physiological synchrony in Chinese three‐generation families: Links with child emotion regulation

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