Associations of Leukocyte Telomere Length With Trait Resilience, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Psychological Distress Among Expecting Parents in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort
We found no association between TL and ACEs, psychological distress, or trait resilience. The mild distress symptoms, limited exposure to high ACEs, and the predominantly moderate to high socioeconomic status in the sample may be relevant to interpreting these findings. Encouragingly, not all ACEs necessarily lead to telomere attrition.
Authors
- Tiina Paunio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5560-0666)
- Dries S. Martens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-3642)
- Emma Vitikainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-0941)
- Laura Perasto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3209-0506)
- Jetro J. Tuulari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-8000)
- Linnéa Karlsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-0176)
- Eeva‐Leena Kataja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9324-380X)
- Hasse Karlsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-1893)
- Viivi Mondolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5135-2773)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100498
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö
- Finska Läkaresällskapet
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Juho Vainion Säätiö
- Signe ja Ane Gyllenbergin Säätiö
- Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
- Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
- Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
- Vlaamse regering
- Turun Yliopistosäätiö
- Strategic Research Council