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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

DOI 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00300.x

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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.
ORCID: Lerner, Jennifer S.
Lehman, Barbara J.
Seeman, Teresa 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
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00300.x
OpenAlex: W2142900499
Cited by: 390
References: 70
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FWCI: 1.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
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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