Psychology: Recent submissions
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A latent class analysis of young women’s co-occurring health risks in urban informal settlements in Durban, South Africa
(Elsevier, 30 October 2023)In South Africa, substance use, violence, and HIV risk disproportionately affect young poor Black women. Few studies have explicitly measured the co-occurrence of these health risks or the impact on mental health and ... -
Menstrual cycle features in mothers and daughters in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
(F1000 Research Ltd, 1 September 2023)Problematic menstrual cycle features, including irregular periods, severe pain, heavy bleeding, absence of periods, frequent or infrequent cycles, and premenstrual symptoms, are experienced by high proportions of females ... -
A meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies on pregnancy vitamin B12 concentrations and offspring DNA methylation
(Routledge, 24 April 2023)Circulating vitamin B12 concentrations during pregnancy are associated with offspring health. Foetal DNA methylation changes could underlie these associations. Within the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetics Consortium, we ... -
A retrospective case-control study on menstrual cycle changes following COVID-19 vaccination and disease.
(Cell Press, 21 March 2023)There has been increasing public concern that COVID-19 vaccination causes menstrual disturbance regarding the relative effect of vaccination compared to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our objectives were to test potential risk ... -
Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of prenatal maternal stressful life events and newborn DNA methylation.
(Springer Nature, 10 March 2023)Prenatal maternal stressful life events are associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring. Biological mechanisms underlying these associations are largely unknown, but DNA methylation likely plays a role. ...