Female adolescents' early life stress and body mass index: Differential effects of anger and anxiety in response to rejection.

Sharon Y LeeNancy C JaoAllison E GaffeyBrie M ReidChrystal Vergara-LopezMargaret H BublitzLaura R Stroud

Published in: Journal of adolescence (2024)

Experiencing early life stress may interact with rejection-provoked anger, but not anxiety, to predict BMI-for-age. Findings inform a developmental perspective of how rejection sensitivity may influence the association between early life stress and early cardiometabolic risk.

Keyphrases

early life
body mass index
physical activity
young adults
stress induced
weight gain
sleep quality
depressive symptoms