Time‐dependent association between prenatal hair glucocorticoid levels and child behavior problems

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Authors

Richard G. Künzel · Harvard University

Yinxian Chen · Emory University

Marta B. Rondón · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Diana L. Juvinao-Quintero · Harvard University

Laramie Duncan · Stanford University

E. Sanchez Sixto · Universidad de San Martín de Porres

Luz G Nateros ·

Abstract

We found time-dependent associations between stress-related prenatal hair glucocorticoid concentration and offspring behavioral problems. Modeling biomarker data time-dependently may prove critical to identifying the underlying mechanisms of transgenerational stress transmission.

Topics & Keywords

Stress Responses and Cortisol Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70131

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