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Childhood interparental conflict and HPA axis activity in young adulthood: Examining nonlinear relations

Hagan, Melissa J., Roubinov, Danielle S., Purdom Marreiro, Catherine L., Luecken, Linda J.·2014·Developmental Psychobiology
DOI 10.1002/dev.21157
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Relations between early adversity and the neuroendocrine stress response are most often tested in a linear framework. Findings from studies of nonlinear relations between early stress and reactivity in childhood are suggestive, but curvilinear associations between childhood family stress and stress reactivity at later developmental stages remain unexplored. The current study examined curvilinear relations between childhood interparental conflict (IPC) and cortisol reactivity in young adulthood. Participants (n = 91; Mean age = 18.7, SD = .97; 59% White, 25% Hispanic) reported on the frequency and intensity of childhood exposure to IPC and salivary cortisol was sampled before and after a challenging interpersonal role-play task. Significant curvilinear relations were found such that higher total cortisol and cortisol reactivity during the task was observed among youth reporting lower and higher frequency of IPC, suggesting that moderate IPC exposure may be associated with lower cortisol activity at a later developmental stage.

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  • Moderate stress early in life is associated with reduced cortisol reactivity to subsequent stressors, compared with mild or severe stress early in life.

    “Partial evidence for this notion in humans has been shown with moderate stress early in life being associated with reduced cortisol reactivity to subsequent stressors, compared with mild or severe stress early in life (Gunnar et al., 2009, Hagan et al., 2014).”

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Authors
Hagan, M. J., Roubinov, D. S., Purdom Marreiro, C. L., & Luecken, L. J.
Affiliations
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • Department of Psychology Arizona State University Tempe Arizona 85287
Corresponding author
Hagan, Melissa J.
ORCID
Venue
Developmental Psychobiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-09-04
Volume
56
Issue
4
Pages
871-880
ISSN
  • 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-2302
DOI
10.1002/dev.21157
OpenAlex
W1881766446
Cited by
34
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2
FWCI
0.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
parental conflict, childhood adversity, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, cortisol response, salivary cortisol, neuroendocrine stress response, early adulthood, interpersonal stress, family stress
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Saliva, Stress, Psychological, Family Conflict, Young Adult

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