Early Adversity, Elevated Stress Physiology, Accelerated Sexual Maturation, and Poor Health in Females

Autor/inn/en	Belsky, Jay; Ruttle, Paula L.; Boyce, W. Thomas; Armstrong, Jeffrey M.; Essex, Marilyn J.
Titel	Early Adversity, Elevated Stress Physiology, Accelerated Sexual Maturation, and Poor Health in Females
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 51 (2015) 6, S.816-822 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000017
Schlagwörter	Females; Early Experience; Anxiety; Physiology; Maturity (Individuals); Sexuality; Path Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Child Rearing; Mothers; Physical Health; Mental Health; Infants; Puberty; Adolescents; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Individual Development; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Wisconsin; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Frühbeginn; Angst; Physiologie; Reifung; Sexualität; Pfadanalyse; Kindererziehung; Mother; Mutter; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Pubertät; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Evolutionary-minded developmentalists studying predictive-adaptive-response processes linking childhood adversity with accelerated female reproductive development and health scientists investigating the developmental origins of health and disease (DOoHaD) may be tapping the same process, whereby longer-term health costs are traded off for increased probability of reproducing before dying via a process of accelerated reproductive maturation. Using data from 73 females, we test the following propositions using path analysis: (a) greater exposure to prenatal stress predicts greater maternal depression and negative parenting in infancy, (b) which predicts elevated basal cortisol at 4.5 years, (c) which predicts accelerated adrenarcheal development, and (d) which predicts more physical and mental health problems at age 18. Results prove generally consistent with these propositions, including a direct link from cortisol to mental health problems. DOoHaD investigators should consider including early sexual maturation as a core component linking early adversity and stress physiology with poor health later in life in females. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01