A legacy of fear: Physiological evidence for intergenerational effects of trauma exposure on fear and safety signal learning among African Americans

  • Stenson, A. F., van Rooij, S. J. H., Carter, S. E., Powers, A., & Jovanovic, T. (2021). A legacy of fear: Physiological evidence for intergenerational effects of trauma exposure on fear and safety signal learning among African Americans. Behavioural Brain Research 402(26). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113017

Authors

Stenson, Anaïs F.
Van Rooij, Sanne J. H.
Carter, Sierra E.
Powers, Abigail
Jovanovic, Tanja

Publication Type

Article

Focus Terms

Child maltreatment
Mental health
Trauma

Subject Affiliation

Civilian

Population

Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)

Methodology

Quantitative Study

Journal

Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords

fear conditioning
startle response
intergenerational transmission of trauma
psychopathology
development

Publisher/Sponsoring Organization

Elsevier

Author Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, AFS
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, SEC
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, SJHVR
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, AP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, TJ

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432820307166?via%3Dihub

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