Maternal witness to intimate partner violence during childhood and prenatal family functioning alter newborn cortisol reactivity
| Autor: | Laura R. Stroud, Stephanie H. Parade, Margaret H. Bublitz, Rebecca P. Newland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System Hydrocortisone Physiology education Poison control Intimate Partner Violence Mothers behavioral disciplines and activities Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Article Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy mental disorders Injury prevention Humans Risk factor Child Saliva Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Postpartum Period Infant Newborn Human factors and ergonomics Infant social sciences Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology population characteristics Domestic violence Female Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 1607-8888 |
| Popis: | Witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV) during childhood is a risk factor for mental health problems across the lifespan. Less is known about the intergenerational consequences of witnessing IPV, and if the current family climate buffers intergenerational effects of witnessing violence. The mother’s experience of witnessing IPV against her own mother during childhood, prenatal family dysfunction, and prenatal perceived stress were examined as predictors of offspring cortisol in the first month of life (N = 218 mother-infant dyads). Mothers reported on witnessing IPV in their childhoods, prenatal family dysfunction, and prenatal perceived stress in pregnancy. At 2 days and again at 1 month postpartum, infants engaged in a neurobehavioral exam to assess infant cortisol reactivity. Infants whose mothers witnessed IPV in childhood exhibited alterations in their baseline cortisol and their cortisol reactivity at one month of age, whereas family dysfunction during pregnancy was associated with baseline cortisol and cortisol reactivity at 2 days of age. Prenatal perceived stress was not associated with infant cortisol at 2 days or 1 month. Prenatal family dysfunction and perceived stress did not moderate effects of the mother’s experience of witnessing IPV. Results support the view that maternal experiences in childhood and during pregnancy exert intergenerational effects on the HPA stress response system. |
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