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Early Environment, Emotions, Responses to Stress, and Health

Taylor, Shelley E., Lerner, Jennifer S., Sage, Rebecca M., Lehman, Barbara J., Seeman, Teresa E.·2004·Journal of Personality

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Abstract A harsh early family environment is related to mental and physical health in adulthood. An important question is why family environment in childhood is associated with these outcomes so long after its initial occurrence. We describe a program of research that evaluates a model linking these variables to each other. Specifically, we hypothesize that low social competence and negative emotional states may mediate relations between a harsh early family environment and physiological/neuroendocrine responses to stress, as well as long‐term health outcomes. We report evidence that the model characterizes self‐rated health, cortisol responses to stress, and, in males only, elevated cardiovascular responses to stress. We discuss how the social context of early life (such as SES) may affect the family environment in ways that precipitate adverse health consequences. Perspectives on comorbidities in physical and mental health are discussed.

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Authors
Taylor, S. E., Lerner, J. S., Sage, R. M., Lehman, B. J., & Seeman, T. E.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (US)
  • Loyola Marymount University (US)
Corresponding author
Taylor, Shelley E.
Venue
Journal of Personality
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-10-28
Volume
72
Issue
6
Pages
1365-1394
ISSN
  • 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-6494
OpenAlex
W2142900499
Cited by
390
References
70
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH056880, MH15750, R03MH062376, MH 056880, MH62376-01, T32MH015750)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
harsh parenting, childhood adversity, social competence, negative emotions, stress response, cortisol, cardiovascular reactivity, self-rated health, mental health, physical health, socioeconomic status, mediation model
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Child, Child Development, Disease Models, Animal, Emotions, Family, Female, Health Status, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Life Change Events, Male, Mental Health, Models, Psychological, Negativism, Social Environment, Stress, Psychological

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