Psychological stress during childhood and adolescence and its association with inflammation across the lifespan: A critical review and meta-analysis.
Jessica J. Chiang, Phoebe H. Lam, Edith Chen, Gregory E. Miller
Abstract
, suggesting the impact of early stress strengthens with time. By contrast, effect sizes did not vary by adversity type (socioeconomic disadvantage, maltreatment, other interpersonal stressors, and cumulative exposure across stressors), or component of inflammation (circulating biomarkers of low-grade inflammation vs. cytokine responses to microbial stimuli). Implications and future directions are discussed.
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Meta-analysisAssociation (psychology)PsychologyPsychological stressDevelopmental psychologyClinical psychologyStress (linguistics)MedicinePsychotherapistInternal medicinePhilosophyLinguisticsStress Responses and CortisolHealth, psychology, and well-being