Resilience to stress across the lifespan: Childhood maltreatment, heart rate variability, and bereavement.

Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8904079 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-1498 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08827974 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Aging Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Arlington, VA : American Psychological Association, [c1986-

Bereavement* ; Child Abuse*; Humans ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Longevity ; Heart Rate ; Aging ; Grief

Following a stressful life event, there is considerable variation in how individuals respond and adapt. Multiple models of risk and resilience show that adverse childhood experiences may be associated with an individual's response to stress later in life. While there is considerable support that early adversity can sensitize the stress response system and lead to adverse outcomes later in life, there is mounting evidence that in adolescence and young adulthood, certain biological predispositions to stress may be associated with resilience in the context of subsequent stressors. In this study, we evaluated how individual differences in vagally mediated heart rate variability moderated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and grief among a sample of individuals experiencing a stressful life event (i.e., spousal bereavement) over time. Data were collected at approximately 3, 4.5, and 6.5 months after the death of a spouse ( n = 130). Heart rate variability moderated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and grief symptoms over time ( b = -0.03, p < .001), such that among individuals with more severe experiences of childhood maltreatment, those with higher heart rate variability had a faster recovery from grief than those with low heart rate variability. This research highlights an overall pattern of resilience among older adult's following spousal bereavement, as well as the relationships between childhood maltreatment, heart rate variability, and differential responses to grief following the loss of a spouse. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009 Nov;37(8):1049-61. (PMID: 19711181)
Psychosom Med. 2011 Jan;73(1):16-22. (PMID: 21148804)
JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Apr;174(4):598-605. (PMID: 24566983)
Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2021 Jun 14;12:67-75. (PMID: 34163277)
Clin Physiol. 2001 May;21(3):365-76. (PMID: 11380537)
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1990 Oct;58(5):519-24. (PMID: 2254497)
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 1;16(4):e0248822. (PMID: 33793582)
Dev Psychopathol. 2014 Nov;26(4 Pt 1):1067-75. (PMID: 24933401)
Physiol Behav. 2017 Mar 1;170:78-87. (PMID: 27979628)
Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Dec 07;11:1791-1795. (PMID: 27994445)
Am Heart J. 2005 Jun;149(6):1137. (PMID: 15976804)
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2009 Oct;10(4):375-88. (PMID: 19776086)
Milbank Q. 1998;76(3):403-48, 305. (PMID: 9738169)
Psychiatry. 2014 Winter;77(4):374-85. (PMID: 25386777)
J Am Acad Child Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;25(6):779-84. (PMID: 3794120)
Psychol Aging. 2021 Aug;36(5):660-666. (PMID: 33856820)
JAMA. 2000 Aug 2;284(5):592-7. (PMID: 10918705)
Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 13;9(1):4395. (PMID: 30867476)
Psychophysiology. 2007 Mar;44(2):203-15. (PMID: 17343704)
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2014 Jan;69(1):19-28. (PMID: 23685921)
Behav Res Ther. 2017 Nov;98:4-18. (PMID: 27890222)
Int J Cardiol. 2010 May 28;141(2):122-31. (PMID: 19910061)
Biol Psychiatry. 2002 Oct 15;52(8):773. (PMID: 12372648)
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1997 Mar;36(3):340-8. (PMID: 9055514)
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2002 Nov;83(5):1150-64. (PMID: 12416919)
J Clin Med. 2019 Nov 11;8(11):. (PMID: 31717972)
Front Psychol. 2015 Mar 10;6:261. (PMID: 25806017)
Psychol Methods. 2012 Jun;17(2):228-43. (PMID: 22309957)
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jan;120:307-334. (PMID: 33171141)
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;59(4):327-346. (PMID: 28714126)
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Oct;68(5):782-7. (PMID: 11068964)
Am Heart J. 1994 May;127(5):1376-81. (PMID: 8172068)
PLoS One. 2011;6(8):e23465. (PMID: 21858130)
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 Oct;42(10):2033-2046. (PMID: 30152855)
J Abnorm Psychol. 1990 Aug;99(3):284-90. (PMID: 2212279)
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):773-80. (PMID: 21693507)
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Feb 1;93(3):381-5. (PMID: 14759400)
Psychophysiology. 2021 Jul;58(7):e13804. (PMID: 33723899)
Ann Behav Med. 2012 Oct;44(2):287-92. (PMID: 22714139)
Int J Psychophysiol. 2009 Sep;73(3):212-7. (PMID: 19285108)
Eur Heart J. 1996 Mar;17(3):354-81. (PMID: 8737210)
Psychosom Med. 2019 Oct;81(8):731-738. (PMID: 31180982)
Psychol Rev. 1989 Jan;96(1):84-100. (PMID: 2538855)
Child Dev. 1994 Dec;65(6):1678-93. (PMID: 7859549)
Psychiatry Res. 2019 Mar;273:719-724. (PMID: 31207858)
J Trauma Stress. 2010 Jun;23(3):376-83. (PMID: 20564371)
Soc Sci Med. 2007 Sep;65(5):958-75. (PMID: 17524538)
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013 Apr;15(4):352. (PMID: 23443532)
Psychol Med. 2010 Oct;40(10):1647-58. (PMID: 20018126)
Psychol Med. 2004 Nov;34(8):1475-82. (PMID: 15724878)
Child Dev. 2001 Nov-Dec;72(6):1617-36. (PMID: 11768136)
Dev Psychobiol. 2004 Nov;45(3):101-12. (PMID: 15505799)
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2007 Nov;116(5):371-7. (PMID: 17919156)
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1989 Jun;57(3):349-57. (PMID: 2661609)
JAMA. 1999 Dec 15;282(23):2259-60. (PMID: 10605979)
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jun 2;106(22):8865-70. (PMID: 19451642)
Front Physiol. 2021 Apr 23;12:657274. (PMID: 33981251)
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2005 Jul;10(3):324-9. (PMID: 16029383)
J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jun;35(5):447-9. (PMID: 20231257)
Int J Psychophysiol. 2013 Jun;88(3):253-60. (PMID: 22542651)
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Dec 18;15(12):. (PMID: 30567352)
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2010 Dec;99(6):1025-41. (PMID: 20939649)
Fam Pract. 2001 Dec;18(6):614-8. (PMID: 11739348)
J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2013 Feb;4(1):10-29. (PMID: 23316272)
Psychol Aging. 2004 Sep;19(3):433-43. (PMID: 15382994)
Am J Psychiatry. 1995 Jan;152(1):22-30. (PMID: 7802116)
Ann Behav Med. 2009 Apr;37(2):141-53. (PMID: 19424767)
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 May;38(5):887-93. (PMID: 16672842)
Emotion. 2013 Feb;13(1):47-63. (PMID: 22906086)
BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Apr;6(4):. (PMID: 33824177)
Dev Psychopathol. 2005 Spring;17(2):303-28. (PMID: 16761547)
Dev Psychol. 2001 Nov;37(6):875-85. (PMID: 11699760)
Dev Psychobiol. 2003 Dec;43(4):346-58. (PMID: 15027418)
Psychol Med. 2012 Aug;42(8):1675-86. (PMID: 22126800)
Psychol Aging. 2019 Nov;34(7):900-911. (PMID: 31478703)
Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan;27(1):8-12. (PMID: 22771426)
Psychol Bull. 1951 Nov;48(6):505-11. (PMID: 14875581)
Dev Psychobiol. 2014 Jul;56(5):1036-51. (PMID: 24338154)
Am J Community Psychol. 1988 Oct;16(5):665-83. (PMID: 3218637)
Dev Psychobiol. 2021 Jul;63(5):1146-1155. (PMID: 33314062)
Am J Public Health. 1992 Jun;82(6):816-20. (PMID: 1585961)
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1993 Jul;50(7):585-9. (PMID: 8317952)
Psychol Aging. 2000 Dec;15(4):627-34. (PMID: 11144322)
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Jan;41(1):243-50. (PMID: 19092682)
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2012 Jun;38(6):821-32. (PMID: 22399361)
J Psychosom Res. 2002 Apr;52(4):183-5. (PMID: 11943236)
Psychophysiology. 2012 May;49(5):672-82. (PMID: 22335779)
Psychol Aging. 2004 Jun;19(2):260-71. (PMID: 15222819)
J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 May;23(6):1370-7. (PMID: 8176095)
Dev Psychopathol. 2001 Summer;13(3):611-28. (PMID: 11523851)
Am J Psychiatry. 1994 Aug;151(8):1132-6. (PMID: 8037246)
Child Abuse Negl. 2007 Mar;31(3):211-29. (PMID: 17399786)
Psychol Aging. 2023 May;38(3):247-262. (PMID: 36951695)
Death Stud. 2020;44(12):778-786. (PMID: 31094661)
Am J Psychiatry. 1995 Sep;152(9):1329-35. (PMID: 7653689)
Psychol Med. 2008 Apr;38(4):581-9. (PMID: 18261247)
Nat Rev Cardiol. 2018 Apr;15(4):215-229. (PMID: 29213140)
Am J Epidemiol. 2021 Jul 1;190(7):1306-1315. (PMID: 33576372)
J Public Health (Oxf). 2014 Sep;36(3):382-9. (PMID: 24167198)
Psychol Bull. 1991 Nov;110(3):406-25. (PMID: 1758917)
Child Maltreat. 2017 Aug;22(3):236-244. (PMID: 28571475)
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Dec;1094:1-12. (PMID: 17347337)
Monogr Soc Res Child Dev. 1994;59(2-3):167-86. (PMID: 7984159)
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Mar;74(Pt B):330-341. (PMID: 27185286)
BMC Psychiatry. 2016 May 10;16:133. (PMID: 27165346)
J Abnorm Psychol. 2006 Nov;115(4):730-41. (PMID: 17100530)
Death Stud. 2021;45(7):538-551. (PMID: 31535594)
Front Neurosci. 2018 Apr 06;12:228. (PMID: 29681793)
Prev Med. 2015 Jun;75:70-4. (PMID: 25840022)
J Affect Disord. 2000 Dec;61(3):201-16. (PMID: 11163422)
Stress. 2005 Jun;8(2):95-105. (PMID: 16019601)
Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Dec;86:136-146. (PMID: 30290301)
J Trauma Stress. 2007 Aug;20(4):423-33. (PMID: 17721972)
Lancet. 2007 Dec 8;370(9603):1960-73. (PMID: 18068517)
J Affect Disord. 1997 Aug;45(1-2):85-94; discussion 94-5. (PMID: 9268778)
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Apr 15;105(8):1181-5. (PMID: 20381674)

F31 AG069439 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; F32 HL164050 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL127260 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS

Date Created: 20230323 Date Completed: 20230517 Latest Revision: 20240502

20250114

PMC10192121

10.1037/pag0000738

36951695