Childhood maltreatment, subjective social status, and health disparities in bereavement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spousal bereavement can lead to adverse health outcomes; however, not all widow(er)s experience the same degree of health problems. Thus, it is important to understand the contribution of disparities (e.g., childhood maltreatment and subjective social status) that may underlie adverse health outcomes that arise following bereavement.

Methods

We collected data from 130 spousally bereaved individuals at 3-time points (3 months post-loss, 4 months post-loss, and 6 months post-loss). Using mixed models, we assessed the interaction of childhood maltreatment, subjective social status, and time to predict changes in proinflammatory cytokine production, depressive symptoms, grief symptoms.

Results

We found a significant interaction between childhood maltreatment, s

SUBMITTER: Chen MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature