Exposure to Maternal Distress in Childhood and Cortisol Activity in Young Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Mahrer, Nicole E.; Luecken, Linda J.; Wolchik, Sharlene A.; Tein, Jenn-Yun; Sandler, Irwin N.
Titel	Exposure to Maternal Distress in Childhood and Cortisol Activity in Young Adulthood
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 38 (2014) 6, S.570-576 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025414537924
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Parent Influence; Mothers; Stress Variables; Psychological Patterns; Metabolism; Young Adults; Predictor Variables; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Preadolescents; Divorce; Adolescent Development; At Risk Persons; Questionnaires; Interviews; Statistical Analysis; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Mother; Mutter; Stoffwechsel; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Prädiktor; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Ehescheidung; Risikogruppe; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Dysregulated cortisol is a risk factor for poor health outcomes. Children of distressed mothers exhibit dysregulated cortisol, yet it is unclear whether maternal distress predicts cortisol activity in later developmental stages. This longitudinal study examined the prospective relation between maternal distress during late childhood (9-12 years) and adolescence (15-19 years) and cortisol response in offspring in young adulthood (24-28 years). Data were collected from 51 recently divorced mothers and their children across 15 years. Higher maternal distress during late childhood was associated with lower total cortisol independent of levels of maternal distress in adolescence or young adulthood. Maternal distress during adolescence marginally predicted blunted cortisol when distress in childhood was low. Findings suggest that blunted cortisol activity in young adulthood may be a long-term consequence of exposure to maternal distress earlier in development. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10