- Principal Investigator(s): Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, PhD
- Project Funding Period: 07/15/2017 – 06/30/2018
- Project Funding Source: National Institute of Mental Health(NIMH)
Summary
The Mexican-American population is the most rapidly growing group in the US and young children are at risk for developing emotional and behavioral problems which may be driven by prenatal exposure to elevated levels of stress and depression that Mexican-American women experience during pregnancy.
The proposed research will examine the association between prenatal exposure to stress and resilence related to cultural factors and depressive symptoms during pregnancy on risk and presence of mood dysregulation via measures of physiological stress vulnerability (cortisol in hair), emotional reactivity (Lab-TAB) and depressive symptoms (PAPA interview) in preschool children aged 3-5 years old, an underinvestigated potentially useful intervention time point. The information obtained from the proposed research will aid in the design and development of future programs aimed at early identification of those at risk for mental health disorders among the Mexican-American population and provide critical translational research experience for students in line with the missions of AREA.
Contact Information
Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez
Principal Investigator
T: (760) 750-8275
E: kdanna@csusm.edu
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