Cumulative Load of Depressive Symptoms Is Associated With Cortisol Awakening Response in Very Old Age

Chui, Helena C.; Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Gerstorf, Denis; Walker, Ruth; Luszcz, Mary A.

doi:10.1080/15427609.2014.906738

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“…A younger sample would allow establishing whether this association is significant. In healthy ageing people, a flattened CAR was associated with social stressing past situations, depressed symptoms, anxiety disorder or lower scores in cultivation of social networks compared with younger people (Chui, Hoppmann, Gerstorf, Walker, & Luszcz, ; Hek et al, ; Lai et al, ; Stafford, Gardner, Kumari, Kuh, & Ben‐Shlomo, ). Both flattened (Stetler & Miller, ) and steeper (Bhagwagar, Hafizi, & Cowen, ; Heaney et al, ; Vreeburg et al, ) CAR has been associated with depression scores in previous studies, implying that the effects of depression may be best viewed from the perspective of dysregulation and not in terms of a specific increase/decrease in usual levels.…”

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Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

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Objective A cross‐sectional study was conducted to examine the extent to which perceived social support, cortisol‐awaking response (CAR) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) interact to statistically predict psychological distress in breast cancer survivors. Method Moderation analyses were performed to study the influence of some psychobiological variables on psychological distress. The sample was comprised by 80 survivor women. Results TNF‐α moderate the relation between social support and psychological distress, with both high and moderate levels being significant. In relation to age, a negative association between social support and psychological distress was found only in younger‐ and middle‐age women, while lower levels of CAR were associated with psychological distress in older breast cancer survivors. Conclusion This study provides a biopsychosocial approach about the predictors of psychological distress among breast cancer survivors. Social support interventions during and after treatment may help to improve women's longer‐term health and quality of live during survivorship.

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Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

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“…For mothers who have low solitude preference, passive solitude will aggravate their negative psychological changes after being stressed. Previous studies have confirmed that for individuals, too much time alone may be related to depression (deVries et al, 1987), and may also increase individual negative emotions and feelings of loneliness (Larson et al, 1985;Chui et al, 2014;Nguyen et al, 2017;Lay et al, 2020). In a marriage relationship, excessive passive loneliness may make mothers feel alienated and neglected by their husbands.…”

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Mother’s Parenting Stress and Marital Satisfaction During the Parenting Period: Examining the Role of Depression, Solitude, and Time Alone

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This study examines the mechanism of maternal parenting stress on marital satisfaction based on the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model (VSAM), and draws on the needs theory to explore the role of alone time in marital relationships under different solitude preferences. The marital satisfaction Scale, Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Parenting Stress Scale (PSS), Preference for Solitude Scale (PSS), and alone time scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey of 1,387 Chinese mothers in their parenting stage. The results found that: (1) in the overall group and the high and low solitude preference level group, depression plays a significant mediating role between parenting stress and marital satisfaction. (2) For mothers who prefer solitude, alone time can reduce the positive impact of parenting stress on depression, and but it cannot alleviate the negative impact of parenting stress and depression on marital satisfaction. (3) In the low solitude preference level group, alone time can aggravate the positive impact of parenting stress on depression and the negative impact of parenting stress on marital satisfaction.

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“…Dysregulation of HPA axis activity is common in dementia and progressive cognitive impairment in aging ( Csernansky et al, 2006 ; Lee et al, 2007 ; Peavy et al, 2009 ; but see Schrijvers et al, 2011 ). Alteration in HPA axis activity is also a hallmark of major depression ( Holsboer, 2001 ; Blazer, 2003 ), although there are mixed results as to the direction of the cortisol-depression relationship ( Fiocco et al, 2006 ; Wrosch et al, 2007 ; Chuia et al, 2014 ). Another modulator with high relevance in aging is supportive relationships and social integration ( Seeman and McEwen, 1996 ; Uchino et al, 1996 ).…”

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Hormones as â€œdifference makersâ€ in cognitive and socioemotional aging processes

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Aging is associated with well-recognized alterations in brain function, some of which are reflected in cognitive decline. While less appreciated, there is also considerable evidence of socioemotional changes later in life, some of which are beneficial. In this review, we examine age-related changes and individual differences in four neuroendocrine systems—cortisol, estrogen, testosterone, and oxytocin—as “difference makers” in these processes. This suite of interrelated hormonal systems actively coordinates regulatory processes in brain and behavior throughout development, and their level and function fluctuate during the aging process. Despite these facts, their specific impact in cognitive and socioemotional aging has received relatively limited study. It is known that chronically elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol exert neurotoxic effects on the aging brain with negative impacts on cognition and socioemotional functioning. In contrast, the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone appear to have neuroprotective effects in cognitive aging, but may decrease prosociality. Higher levels of the neuropeptide oxytocin benefit socioemotional functioning, but little is known about the effects of oxytocin on cognition or about age-related changes in the oxytocin system. In this paper, we will review the role of these hormones in the context of cognitive and socioemotional aging. In particular, we address the aforementioned gap in the literature by: (1) examining both singular actions and interrelations of these four hormonal systems; (2) exploring their correlations and causal relationships with aspects of cognitive and socioemotional aging; and (3) considering multilevel internal and external influences on these hormone systems within the framework of explanatory pluralism. We conclude with a discussion of promising future research directions.

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Cumulative Load of Depressive Symptoms Is Associated With Cortisol Awakening Response in Very Old Age

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Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

Mother’s Parenting Stress and Marital Satisfaction During the Parenting Period: Examining the Role of Depression, Solitude, and Time Alone

Hormones as â€œdifference makersâ€ in cognitive and socioemotional aging processes

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Cumulative Load of Depressive Symptoms Is Associated With Cortisol Awakening Response in Very Old Age

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Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: A biopsychosocial approach

Mother’s Parenting Stress and Marital Satisfaction During the Parenting Period: Examining the Role of Depression, Solitude, and Time Alone

Hormones as â€œdifference makersâ€ in cognitive and socioemotional aging processes

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