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Beijers, Roseriet; Hartman, Sarah; Shalev, Idan; Hastings, Waylon; Mattern, Brooke C.; de Weerth, Carolina; Belsky, Jay – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Telomeres are the protective DNA-protein sequences appearing at the ends of chromosomes; they shorten with each cell division and are considered a biomarker of aging. Shorter telomere length and greater erosion have been associated with compromised physical and mental health and are hypothesized to be affected by early life stress. In the latter…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Genetics, Children, Early Experience
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Xu, Yin; Norton, Sam; Rahman, Qazi – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study tested the association between multiple prenatal and postnatal early life factors and adolescent sexual orientation in a longitudinal birth cohort. Factors included birth weight, gestational age, parental age at birth, number of older brothers and sisters, breastfeeding, maternal anxiety/depression, family socioeconomic position,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Prenatal Influences, Perinatal Influences
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McClure, Robert F.; Brewer, R. Thomas – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1980
Lamaze childbirth training was found to have no significant effects on attitudes towards spouse or child. It did have a significant anxiety-reducing effect with respect to childbirth. Parents using the Lamaze method had a more positive attitude about having a baby. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Birth, Family Life, Parent Attitudes
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Leech, Sharon L.; Larkby, Cynthia A.; Day, Richard; Day, Nancy L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To identify factors that predict or are correlated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in 10-year-olds. Method: Women and their offspring were followed from the fourth prenatal month through 10 years. There were 636 mother-child pairs at 10 years, a follow-up rate of 83% of the birth cohort. Cognitive, psychological,…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Injuries
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology