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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 Aug 4;54(1):51–65. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01224-4

Table 1.

Summary of Findings and Characteristics of Studies Included in Review

PRO PRO/ANTI

CRP IL-1β IL-6 IL-4 IL-8 IFN-γ TNF-α IL-5 IL-13 Composite N Sample Design Type Age at IV Age at DV Rating
POSITIVE PARENTING
Responsiveness/Warmth
Byrne et al., 2017 61 - PRO SAL 12 15.5 5
Nelson et al., 2017 33 - PRO SAL 12.3 15.5 3
Tobin et al., 2015 - 43 AS CS SER 12.6 12.6 4
Lyons et al., 2019 52 SES RETRO DBS 30.8 30.8 4
Chen et al., 2011 - 53 SES RETRO SER 33 33 3
Beach et al., 2017b 413 AA PRO SER 10.5 28 4
Carroll et al., 2013 - 756 - RETRO SER 40 40 5
Fanning et al., 2015 - - 134 MH RETRO SER 34.3 34.3 5
Manczak et al., 2018 - 123 - - SER 14.6 15.6 2
Human et al., 2016 - - - 95 - CS SER 15.9 15.9 1
Parental Support
Lyons et al., 2019 52 SES RETRO DBS 30.8 30.8 4
Chen et al., 2007 78 AS CS SER 12.8 12.8 3
Jones et al., 2017 59 AA PRO SER 12/20 31.9 4
Jones et al., 2017 - 59 AA PRO SER 12/20 31.9 4
Miller et al., 2009 - - - 133 AS CS SER 13.3 13.3 5
Guan et al., 2016 - 316 - CS DBS 16.4 16.4 5
Beach et al., 2017a - 382 AA PRO SER 12.4 20.5 4
Brody et al., 2014a - 331 AA PRO SER 18.0 20.2 5
Parental Involvement/ Positive Discipline
Miller et al., 2014 272 AA INT SER 11 19 6
Byrne et al., 2016 - 102 - CS SAL 9.5 9.5 5

NEGATIVE PARENTING
Conflict Behaviors
Byrne et al., 2017 61 - PRO SAL 12 15.5 5
Nelson et al., 2017 - 33 - PRO SAL 12.3 15.5 3
Tobin et al., 2015 - - - 43 AS CS SER 12.6 12.6 4
Poor Behavioral Monitoring/High Psychological Control
Byrne et al., 2016 102 - CS SAL 9.5 9.5 5
Fanning et al., 2015 134 MH RETRO SER 34.3 34.3 5
Negative/Inconsistent Discipline
Brody et al., 2014b 368 AA PRO SER 11.2 19.2 4
Byrne et al., 2016 - 102 - CS SAL 9.5 9.5 5
Human et al., 2016 - - - - - 95 - CS SER 15.9 15.9 1
Human et al., 2016 - - - - - 95 - CS SER 15.9 15.9 1

Note. Studies measuring multiple parenting constructs are listed more than once. ↓= significant negative effect; ↑ = significant positive effect; - = no significant effect; CRP= C-reactive protein; IL= Interleukin; N= Sample size; IV= Independent variable (parenting); DV= Dependent variable (inflammation); MH= Mental health disorder; AS= Asthma; SES= Low socioeconomic status; AA= African American; MAL= History of child protective services; RETRO= Retrospective; PRO= Prospective; CS= Cross-sectional; INT= Intervention; SAL= salivary sample; SER= serum sample; DBS= dried blood spots

= Non-independent sample

= Non-independent sample