Early Adversity and Changes in Cortisol and Negative Affect in Response to Interpersonal Threats in the Laboratory

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dc.contributor.authorWendel, Christopher J.
dc.contributor.authorCundiff, Jenny M.
dc.contributor.authorCribbet, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:46Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAdverse childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, are associated with poor health outcomes. This association may be partially explained by differences in stress physiology. Though most early adverse experiences occur within the context of interpersonal relationships, stress exposures manipulated in the laboratory rarely involve interpersonal interactions beyond the mere presence of others. This study examines whether adverse childhood experiences are associated with differences in affective and cortisol reactivity to two stressors which may more closely resemble the powerlessness and the lack of control characteristic of many adverse childhood experiences: a dominant (vs. submissive) interaction partner and lower (vs. higher) social status. We also manipulate social-evaluative threat as a test of whether these interpersonal stressors are more germane to stress reactivity associated with early adversity than the performance anxiety evoked by more traditional laboratory stressors, such as the Trier Social Stress Test. The results partially support the hypothesis that participants with greater early adversity may be more reactive to interpersonal stressors reminiscent of early adverse experience. Given the interpersonal nature of most adverse childhood experiences, conceptualizing and measuring associations with stress physiology in an interpersonal context may more closely capture the psychological and biological embedding of these early experiences.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWendel, C. J., Cundiff, J. M., & Cribbet, M. R. (2022). Early Adversity and Changes in Cortisol and Negative Affect in Response to Interpersonal Threats in the Laboratory. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 10, p. 5934). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105934
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19105934
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2056-7675
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11523
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectadverse childhood experiences
dc.subjectcortisol reactivity
dc.subjectnegative affect reactivity
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRESS TEST
dc.subjectFAMILY PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY
dc.subjectHPA-AXIS
dc.subjectPHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT
dc.subjectEMOTION REGULATION
dc.subjectSALIVARY CORTISOL
dc.subjectLIFE STRESS
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.titleEarly Adversity and Changes in Cortisol and Negative Affect in Response to Interpersonal Threats in the Laboratoryen_US
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