Michelle A Chen1, Ryan L Brown2, Jonathan Y Chen3, Marcel A de Dios4, Charles E Green5, Cobi J Heijnen6, Christopher P Fagundes7. 1. Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA. Electronic address: Michelle.A.Chen@rice.edu. 2. Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA. 3. McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA; School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030, USA. 4. Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004, USA. 5. Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. 6. Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, Houston TX 77030, USA. 7. Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA; Department of Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcome Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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, subjective social status, and time predicting proinflammatory cytokine production (beta > -0.01, p = 0.048), depressive symptoms (beta = 0.008, p = .010), and grief symptoms (beta = 0.001 p = .001). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the role of disparities related to childhood maltreatment and subjective social status on adverse health outcomes following spousal bereavement.
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, subjective social status, and time predicting proinflammatory cytokine production (beta > -0.01, p = 0.048), depressive symptoms (beta = 0.008, p = .010), and grief symptoms (beta = 0.001 p = .001). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the role of disparities related to childhood maltreatment and subjective social status on adverse health outcomes following spousal bereavement.
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