2024
Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns
Dye C, Alschuler D, Wu H, Duarte C, Monk C, Belsky D, Lee S, O’Donnell K, Baccarelli A, Scorza P. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2427063. PMID: 39120899, PMCID: PMC11316241, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleAccessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomics StudiesEpigenetic age accelerationGestational age accelerationAssociated with epigenetic agingAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsLongitudinal Study of ParentsPostnatal Depression ScalePrimary outcomeChildhood experiencesAvon Longitudinal StudyEpigenetic ageStudy of ParentsAge accelerationHigher ACE scoresCross-sectional studyEpigenetic clocksMother-offspring dyadsDepression ScaleHealth districtMother-child dyadsDNA methylation–based epigenetic clocksInvestigate depression
2022
Impulsivity mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and quality of life: Does social support make it different?
Gao T, Mei S, Li M, O'Donnell K, Caron J, Meng X. Impulsivity mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and quality of life: Does social support make it different? Personality And Individual Differences 2022, 184: 111208. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeChildhood maltreatmentLarge community-based cohortSocial supportCommunity-based cohortCross-sectional studyEthical approvalInformed consentStudy sampleAdaptive coping strategiesHistory of maltreatmentCohortHigh impulsivityIntervention effortsEffect of impulsivityAssociationImpulsivityMaltreatmentMediation analysisCoping strategies