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ArticleBiological psychology2019

The children of Superstorm Sandy: Maternal prenatal depression blunts offspring electrodermal activity.

J Buthmann, J Finik, G Ventura, W Zhang, A D Shereen, Y Nomura

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Article in Biological psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J ButhmannCUNY Graduate Center, Department of Psychology, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA; CUNY Queens College, Department of Psychology, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA. Electronic address: jbuthmann@qc.cuny.edu.
J FinikCUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 55 W 125th St., New York, NY 10027, USA.
G VenturaCUNY Queens College, Department of Psychology, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA.
W ZhangCUNY Queens College, Department of Psychology, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA; New Jersey City University, Department of Psychology, 2039 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305, USA.
A D ShereenCUNY Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA; University of California, Department of Neurology, 680 California Ave, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Y NomuraCUNY Graduate Center, Department of Psychology, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA; CUNY Queens College, Department of Psychology, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, USA; CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 55 W 125th St., New York, NY 10027, USA; CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 1 Gustave Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Queens College, CUNY · USThe Graduate Center, CUNY · US

Funding

The Infants of Superstorm Sandy:The Epigenetic and Developmental Impact of Natural DisasterR01MH102729 · NIMH · QUEENS COLLEGE · PI NOMURA, YOKO · 2014 to 2018
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NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH102729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We set out to examine the relations between prenatal exposure to the natural disaster Superstorm Sandy, maternal depression, and offspring electrodermal activity (EDA). EDA was measured via skin conductance response (SCR) magnitude in 198 children (M = 42.54 months, SD = 12.76) during a startle paradigm. In keeping with prior research, we expected prenatal depression to be associated with hyporeactive EDA and prenatal stress to be associated with hyperreactive EDA. SCR magnitude was lower in children prenatally exposed to depression alone, when compared to Superstorm Sandy, and controls. SCR magnitude of children prenatally exposed to both maternal depression and the storm was lower than that of all other groups. Our results emphasize the influence of maternal prenatal mental health, support targeted risk assessment for children who experienced an adverse prenatal environment, and highlight the need for a deeper understanding of the interactions between maternal mood and stress on the developing child.

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Child, PreschoolCyclonic StormsDepressionDisastersFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHistory, 21st CenturyHumansMaleMaternal ExposurePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReflex, StartleRisk AssessmentUnited StatesDepressionElectrodermal activityNatural disastersStress

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PMID31176750
PMCPMC6718305
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