Biological embedding of perinatal social relationships in infant stress reactivity

dc.contributor.authorThomas, Jenna C.
dc.contributor.authorLetourneau, Nicole Lyn
dc.contributor.authorBryce, Crystal I.
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Tavis S.
dc.contributor.authorGiesbrecht, G. F.
dc.contributor.authorAPrON Study Team
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T21:48:49Z
dc.date.available2018-12-03T21:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-21
dc.description.abstractWhereas significant advances have been made in understanding how exposure to early adversity "gets under the skin" of children to result in long-term changes in developmental outcomes, the processes by which positive social relationships become biologically-embedded remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to understand the pathways by which maternal and infant social environments become biologically-embedded in infant cortisol reactivity. Two hundred seventy-two pregnant women and their infants were prospectively assessed during pregnancy and at 6 months postpartum. In serial mediation analyses, higher perceived social support from partners during pregnancy was associated with lower infant cortisol reactivity or larger decreases in cortisol in response to a stressor at 6 months of age via lower self-reported prenatal maternal depression and higher mother-infant interaction quality. The findings add to our understanding of how perinatal social relationships become biologically-embedded in child development.en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyAlberta Innovates - Research Granten_US
dc.description.grantingagencyOtheren_US
dc.identifier.citationThomas, J. C., Letourneau, N. L., Bryce, C. I., Campbell, T. S., & Giesbrecht, G. F. (2017). Biological embedding of perinatal social relationships in infant stress reactivity. "Developmental Psychobiology", 59(4), 425-435. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21505en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21505en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109225
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43726
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPaediatricsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychiatryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.facultyNursingen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionPre-printen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionArizona State Universityen_US
dc.publisher.policyhttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-826716.htmlen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol.59(4), pp.425-435en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectbiological embeddingen_US
dc.subjectcortisol reactivityen_US
dc.subjectmother-infant interactionen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.titleBiological embedding of perinatal social relationships in infant stress reactivityen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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