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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 1/2023

12-11-2022 | Empirical Research

Psychological and Physical Abuse and Cortisol Response to Stress: The Moderating Role of Psychosocial Resources

Auteurs: Jianing Sun, Yanping Jiang, Samuele Zilioli, Mingjun Xie, Lihua Chen, Danhua Lin

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 1/2023

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Abstract

Child abuse is associated with alterations in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis functioning. However, the unique effects of psychological and physical abuse and protective factors against these effects remain largely unknown. To close these gaps, the present study examined the unique effects of psychological and physical abuse on cortisol stress response and explored the moderating role of psychosocial resources in these associations among a sample of Chinese preadolescent children (N = 150; aged 9–13 years; Mage = 10.69 years; 51% boys). The results showed that both psychological and physical abuse were associated with blunted cortisol reactivity slopes. Psychological abuse, but not physical abuse, was associated with lower peak cortisol values and flatter cortisol recovery slopes. Further, psychosocial resources moderated the association between abuse and hyporesponsiveness of the HPA axis. The association between psychological abuse and lower peak cortisol values and the association between physical abuse and steeper cortisol recovery slopes (faster cortisol recovery following the stressor) were observed only among children with low levels of psychosocial resources. These findings indicate the differential effects of psychological and physical abuse on various phases of cortisol stress response, and the protective role of psychosocial resources. This study also has practical implications, given that preadolescence serves as a critical period for maximizing benefit of interventions of adversity.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Psychological and Physical Abuse and Cortisol Response to Stress: The Moderating Role of Psychosocial Resources
Auteurs
Jianing Sun
Yanping Jiang
Samuele Zilioli
Mingjun Xie
Lihua Chen
Danhua Lin
Publicatiedatum
12-11-2022
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01699-x

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