Publications by authors named "S Curci"
A dynamic perspective on depressive symptoms during the first year postpartum.
J Psychopathol Clin Sci
November 2023
The current study used novel methodology to characterize intraindividual variability in the experience of dynamic, within-person changes in postpartum depressive (PPD) symptoms across the first year postpartum and evaluated maternal and infant characteristics as predictors of between-person differences in intraindividual variability in PPD symptoms over time. With a sample of 322 low-income Mexican-origin mothers (Mage = 27.79; SD = 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Using a life course perspective, this longitudinal study examines the extent to which prenatal family- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors influence the cardiometabolic health of low-income Mexican American children. It was hypothesized that prenatal maternal residence in a more economically disadvantaged neighborhood and more family-level economic hardship would each be associated with higher adiposity and blood pressure (BP) at child age 4.5 years, and higher adiposity, BP, inflammation and a less healthy lipid profile at child age 7.
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- This study examines how certain cultural factors can protect against the negative mental health effects of discrimination, specifically among Mexican American women.
- It finds that more frequent experiences of discrimination are linked to increased depressive symptoms, but strong familism values can lessen this negative impact.
- However, the study concludes that living in a culturally cohesive neighborhood does not provide the same protective effect against discrimination-related depression.
Background: The aim of this study was to identify distinct trajectories of BMI growth from 2 to 7.5 years and examine their associations with markers of cardiometabolic risk at age 7.5 years among a sample of low-income Mexican American children.
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