Resilience to Maltreatment in Early Adulthood Does Not Predict Low Allostatic Load at Midlife.
Ann Behav Med
; 57(6): 489-498, 2023 05 23.
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We tested whether young adults who were succeeding in life according to conventional standards would have lower allostatic load at midlife, which reflects wear and tear on organs and tissues, resulting from chronic stress. We also tested whether any association between positive outcomes in young adulthood and allostatic load at midlife would differ depending on whether someone had a childhood history of maltreatment. That is, does being resilient to maltreatment in young adulthood predict good health in middle age? In a sample of 808 individuals, 57% of whom had court-documented records of childhood maltreatment, we found that success in young adulthood was associated with lower allostatic load at mid-life only for those without a history of maltreatment. Individuals with a childhood history of maltreatment had elevated allostatic load at midlife regardless of their success in young adulthood. Thus, although some individuals were resilient to maltreatment in young adulthood, this did not predict low allostatic load, at mid-life. The findings suggest that (1) childhood maltreatment may have enduring physiological effects or (2) individuals with childhood histories of maltreatment may have difficulty maintaining or building on the successes they establish early in life, such that their buffering effects on health are limited.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Maltrato a los Niños
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Alostasis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Ann Behav Med
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos