The Social Environment Matters for Telomere Length and Internalizing Problems During Adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Depression and anxiety symptoms are on the rise among adolescents. With increasing evidence that cellular aging may be associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms, there is an urgent need to identify the social environment context that may moderate this link. This study addresses this research gap by investigating the moderating role of the social environment on the relation between telomere length and emotional health among adolescents. Participants were 411 non-Hispanic (88.56%) Black (100%) adolescents (M = 14.23 years, SD = 1.85, female = 54%) in a major metropolitan city. Youth and parents reported on an array of social risk and protective factors, and youth provided DNA samples for telomere length measurement. Results demonstrated that the association of telomere length and anxie

SUBMITTER: Kertes DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10761382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature