2024
The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3Health
2019
Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 1147-1151. PMID: 31222595, PMCID: PMC6660374, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02779-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHair AnalysisHispanic or LatinoHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MaleMothersRacismSalivaSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSalivary interleukin-6 levelsInterleukin-6 levelsMaternal experienceCross-sectional studyMaternal-child dyadsPoor health outcomesEthnic health inequitiesToxic stressSchool-Aged ChildrenChild healthNoninvasive biomarkersImmune pathwaysChild biomarkersHealth outcomesHealth inequitiesBiomarkersChildrenIndirect exposureLow-income neighborhoodsVicarious racismBiological mechanismsAdditional researchMothersExperiences of discriminationPhysiological mechanismsAssociations Between Maternal Caregiving and Child Indicators of Toxic Stress Among Multiethnic, Urban Families
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Associations Between Maternal Caregiving and Child Indicators of Toxic Stress Among Multiethnic, Urban Families. Journal Of Pediatric Health Care 2019, 33: 425-436. PMID: 30683581, PMCID: PMC6589109, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
0830 Sleep and Toxic Stress Among Toddlers: Associations Between Sleep and Hair Cortisol
Ordway M, Jeon S, Sadler L, Canapari C, Redeker N. 0830 Sleep and Toxic Stress Among Toddlers: Associations Between Sleep and Hair Cortisol. Sleep 2018, 41: a308-a308. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNighttime sleep durationSleep characteristicsSleep efficiencySleep durationChronic stressHealth outcomesCommunity primary care clinicsHair cortisolStress response systemSocioeconomic adversityPrimary care clinicsSleep efficiency scoresShort sleep durationCross-sectional studyNocturnal sleep efficiencyModerate inverse associationPoor sleep efficiencyPoor health outcomesPoor sleep healthChildren’s stress response systemYoung childrenObjective sleep characteristicsNegative health outcomesHair cortisol levelsToxic stress