Neighborhood poverty, allostatic load, and changes in cellular aging in African American young adults: the moderating role of attachment.

IF 3.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Attachment & Human Development Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-07 DOI:10.1080/14616734.2021.1976934

Katherine B Ehrlich, Tianyi Yu, Aishat Sadiq, Gene H Brody

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Attachment experiences are thought to contribute to physical health across the lifespan. Evidence suggests that attachment style may serve as a protective factor for individuals' physical health by mitigating the negative effects of social and environmental risk factors. In the present study, we evaluated how attachment styles may moderate the link between African American adolescents' exposure to neighborhood poverty and accelerated cellular aging in young adulthood. Analyses revealed that allostatic load at age 19 mediated the association between neighborhood poverty in adolescence and changes in cellular aging from age 20 to 27. Notably, attachment avoidance (but not attachment anxiety) moderated this association, such that allostatic load was only associated with faster cellular aging for individuals who were high in avoidance. These findings suggest that allostatic load may give rise to faster cellular aging, but these detrimental effects of allostatic load can be offset by young adults' effective use of attachment figures.

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社区贫困、适应负荷和非裔美国年轻人细胞衰老的变化:依恋的调节作用。

依恋经历被认为有助于一生的身体健康。有证据表明，依恋类型可能通过减轻社会和环境风险因素的负面影响而成为个体身体健康的保护因素。在本研究中，我们评估了依恋类型如何调节非裔美国青少年暴露于社区贫困和成年期加速细胞衰老之间的联系。分析显示，19岁时的适应负荷介导了青春期邻里贫困与20 - 27岁细胞衰老变化之间的关联。值得注意的是，依恋回避(而不是依恋焦虑)缓和了这种关联，因此，适应负荷只与高度回避的个体的细胞衰老速度有关。这些发现表明，适应负荷可能会导致细胞更快衰老，但这些不利影响可以通过年轻人有效地使用依恋数字来抵消。

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Attachment & Human Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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7.00

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期刊介绍： Attachment & Human Development is the leading forum for the presentation of empirical research, reviews and clinical case studies that reflect contemporary advances in attachment theory and research. The journal addresses the growing demand from the domains of psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and related disciplines including nursing and social work, for a clear presentation of ideas, methods and research based on attachment theory.