Association of prenatal cocaine exposure, childhood maltreatment, and responses to stress in adolescence

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 177; pp. 93 - 100
• Main Authors: Min, Meeyoung O, Minnes, Sonia, Kim, June-Yung, Yoon, Miyoung, Singer, Lynn T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.08.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Adolescents; Adult; Adults; African Americans; Avoidance behavior; Caregiver burden; Caregivers; Caregiving; Child; Child abuse & neglect; Child Abuse - diagnosis; Child Abuse - psychology; Child, Preschool; Childbirth & labor; Childhood; Childhood maltreatment; Children; Cocaine; Cocaine - adverse effects; Cognitive ability; Cognitive restructuring; Coping; Coping strategies; Correlation analysis; Denial; Disengagement; Ecological risk assessment; Emotional regulation; Emotions; Environmental aspects; Environmental risk; Exposure; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Involuntary; Longitudinal Studies; Low income groups; Male; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Prenatal cocaine exposure; Prenatal experience; Prenatal exposure; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - diagnosis; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - epidemiology; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - psychology; Problem solving; Psychiatry; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Self control; Self Report; Social interactions; Social response; Socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; Stress; Stress response; Stress, Psychological - diagnosis; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Stresses; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teenagers; Victimization; Young Adult; Childhood maltreatment; Coping; Prenatal cocaine exposure; Stress response; Adolescents
• ISSN: 0376-8716; 1879-0046
• DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.03.028

Highlights • Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) alters responses to environmental stress. • PCE may increase sensitivity to childhood maltreatment (CM). • PCE was associated with poorer coping strategies only among adolescents with CM. • Greater external assets were related to more effective stress responses.