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Positive parenting during childhood moderates the impact of recent negative events on cortisol activity in parentally bereaved youth

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Hagan, Melissa J., Roubinov, Danielle S., Gress-Smith, Jenna, Luecken, Linda J., Sandler, Irwin N., Wolchik, Sharlene·2011·Psychopharmacology

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Rationale Early parental loss has been associated with neuroendocrine dysregulation in youth; however, the form of cortisol dysregulation varies widely. Identifying risk and protective factors that influence physiological regulation has important implications for understanding the development of mental health problems in parentally bereaved youth.Objectives The current study investigated the prospective effects of positive parenting on the relation between recent negative life events and cortisol activity in adolescents/young adults several years after bereavement.Methods Positive parenting was assessed an average of 18.5 months following parental death. Six years later, adolescents/young adults (N = 55) reported on exposure to recent negative life events, and salivary cortisol was assessed before and after a conflict discussion task with their caregiver. The interaction between positive parenting and exposure to recent negative events was used to predict total cortisol output and response to the task.Results Multilevel modeling and the probing of the interaction effect demonstrated that total cortisol output increased with greater exposure to recent negative events among those with lower levels of past positive parenting. These relations were significant over and above current internalizing and externalizing symptoms.Conclusions The current results highlight the need to consider the interactive influence of proximal and distal factors on neuroendocrine functioning for youth exposed to early parental loss.

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Authors
Hagan, M. J., Roubinov, D. S., Gress-Smith, J., Luecken, L. J., Sandler, I. N., & Wolchik, S.
Affiliations
Arizona State University (US)
Corresponding author
Hagan, Melissa J.
Venue
Psychopharmacology
Published
2010-06-03
Volume
214
Issue
1
Pages
231-238
ISSN
  • 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2072
OpenAlex
W1995309425
Cited by
39
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 2
FWCI
3.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (P30MH068685, R01MH049155)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
positive parenting, parental bereavement, cortisol, salivary cortisol, negative life events, moderating effect, neuroendocrine dysfunction, adolescents, young adults, internalizing problems, externalizing problems
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Bereavement, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Life Change Events, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Models, Psychological, Parent-Child Relations, Prospective Studies, Saliva, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors, Parenting, Young Adult

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