Psychosocial Factors and Telomere Length Among Parents and Infants of Immigrant Arab American Families
| العنوان: | Psychosocial Factors and Telomere Length Among Parents and Infants of Immigrant Arab American Families |
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| المؤلفون: | Dalia Khalil, Carmen Giurgescu, Dawn P. Misra, Thomas Templin, Elizabeth Jenuwine, Stacy S. Drury |
| المصدر: | Biological Research For Nursing. 25:137-149 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Research and Theory |
| الوصف: | Background: Immigrant Arab American families face multiple stressors related to migration and resettlement. Telomere length (TL) is an established biomarker of aging and psychosocial stress. No published studies have concurrently examined the association between maternal and paternal psychosocial factors and infants’ TL. The purpose of this study was to: (1) compare mother, father, and infant TLs; (2) explore the association of maternal and paternal psychosocial factors (acculturative stress and depressive symptoms) with maternal and paternal TL; and (3) explore the association of maternal and paternal psychosocial factors with infants’ TL among Arab American immigrants. Method: Using a cross-sectional exploratory design, a sample of 52 immigrant Arab American mother-father-infant triads were recruited from community centers. Data were collected in a single home visit when the infant was 6–24 months old. Each parent completed the study questionnaires addressing their psychosocial factors (acculturative stress, and depressive symptoms), then parents and infants provided buccal cell for TL measurement. Results: Maternal TL was positively correlated to infants’ TL ( r = .31, p = .04) and significantly shorter ( p < .001). Paternal TL was not correlated with infant TL but was significantly shorter than infant’s TL ( p < .001). Maternal depression was significantly correlated with mothers’ TL ( r = .4, p = .007). Higher levels of maternal depressive symptoms were significantly associated with shorter infant TL when controlling for background characteristics. Conclusions: Our pilot study is the first study to examine maternal and paternal psychosocial factors related to migration and infants’ TL. More research is needed to advance our understanding of the effects of immigration on the intergenerational transfer of stress and trauma. |
| تدمد: | 1552-4175 1099-8004 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9863360f128e32d290fb31884b2d82a3 https://doi.org/10.1177/10998004221124145 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9863360f128e32d290fb31884b2d82a3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15524175 10998004 |
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