Adolescent Conflict Appraisals Moderate the Link Between Marital Conflict and Physiological Stress Reactivity

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson ◽  
Erika S. Lunkenheimer ◽  
Douglas A. Granger



2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Edge ◽  
Kenneth G. Rice ◽  
Darragh Devine


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan Marnell ◽  
Neil R. Hester ◽  
Catherine C. Epkins ◽  
Heather Rozea




2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1888-1898
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Hagan ◽  
Danielle S. Roubinov ◽  
W. Thomas Boyce ◽  
Nicole R. Bush

AbstractThere is emerging evidence that the development of problematic aggression in childhood may be associated with specific physiological stress response patterns, with both biological overactivation and underactivation implicated. This study tested associations between sex-specific patterns of stress responses across the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and peer nominations of aggression among 271 kindergarten children (Mean age = 5.32 years; 52% Female; 44% White). Upon entry to kindergarten, children participated in a multidomain standardized stress paradigm. Changes in pre-ejection period (PEP) and salivary cortisol were assessed. On a separate day, children provided peer ratings of physical and relational aggression in a standardized interview. As expected, there was a significant three-way interaction between PEP, cortisol reactivity, and sex, but only for physical aggression. Among boys, cortisol reactivity was positively associated with physical aggression only for those with higher SNS reactivity. Findings suggest that for boys, asymmetrical and symmetrical HPA/SNS reactivity may be associated with lower and higher risk for peer-directed physical aggression, respectively. Understanding the complex associations between multisystem physiology, child sex and peer-directed aggression in early childhood may offer insight into individual differences underlying the emergence of behavioral dysregulation in early peer contexts.



2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 2871-2892
Author(s):  
Natasha S. Seiter ◽  
Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson ◽  
Kim L. Henry

Previous research suggests that more negative or less positive couple communication can be stressful and that chronic stress can lead to less healthy patterns of physiological stress functioning. Our goal was to investigate whether couples’ observed communication behaviors and reported relationship conflict were related to diurnal cortisol patterns, an important indicator of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis functioning. Sixty-two couples ( n = 124 individuals) reported marital conflict and were video-recorded engaging in a coded conflict discussion. Diurnal cortisol samples were collected. Results suggested that men’s greater observed communication quality predicted women’s higher awakening cortisol levels as well as men’s steeper decreases in cortisol across the day (i.e., slopes), men’s greater reported conflict predicted women’s lower awakening levels, and, in some models, women’s greater reported resolution predicted women’s lower awakening levels and men’s steeper slopes. These findings suggest that less positive and more negative marital conflict contribute to dysfunction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis.



Author(s):  
Naama Rotem-Kohavi ◽  
Susanne Brummelte ◽  
Kenneth D. Craig ◽  
Tim F. Oberlander

Biomarkers are commonly used in clinical care and research as indicators of diseases and physiological states. Preferably, a biomarker should be readily accessible, low in cost, easy to interpret, highly specific, and sensitive to health and disease. Owing to the complexity of the pain system, no unidimensional reliable biomarker for pain has been identified that meets all of these criteria to date. In children, neurologically dependent developmental changes, maturation of physiological stress reactivity systems, and life experience add additional layers of complexity to the use of biomarkers of pain. Nevertheless, readily available and reliable biomarkers reflecting function of the pain system would greatly enhance timely and appropriate understanding and treatment of pain, especially in infants and children with communication, cognitive, and motor disabilities. This chapter examines currently available pain-related biomarkers, their use, and limitations.



2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1575654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilmari Määttänen ◽  
Joni Martikainen ◽  
Pentti Henttonen ◽  
Julius Väliaho ◽  
Maisa Thibault ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Linden ◽  
T.L. Earle ◽  
W. Gerin ◽  
N. Christenfeld


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