Experiences With Parents and Youth Physical Health Symptoms and Cortisol: A Daily Diary Investigation

Overview

Journal J Res Adolesc

Specialties Pediatrics
Psychology

Date 2016 May 28

PMID 27231418

Citations 14

Authors

Melissa A Lippold

Susan M McHale

Kelly D Davis

David M Almeida

Rosalind B King

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Abstract

Using daily diary data, this study examined the associations between positive and negative parent-youth experiences and youth cortisol and physical health symptoms among a sample of adolescents (=132, Mean Age = 13.39). On days when girls reported more negative experiences than usual, they exhibited more physical health symptoms and flatter evening cortisol slopes than usual. Negative experiences with mothers were associated with higher dinner and bedtime youth cortisol levels (between-person). Daily positive experiences with fathers were linked with lower dinner cortisol levels. Youth with high levels of negative experiences, on average, were less sensitive to daily variation in negative experiences than youth who experienced lower parental negativity. We discuss the benefits of a daily diary approach.

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