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Parental Status and Biological Functioning: Findings from the Nashville Stress and Health Study

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  • Reed T. DeAngelis

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • John Taylor

    (Florida State University)

Abstract

Does childrearing affect the biological functioning of parents? To address this question, we analyze cross-sectional survey and biomarker data from Vanderbilt University’s Nashville Stress and Health Study, a probability sample of non-Hispanic White and Black working-age adults from Davidson County, Tennessee (2011–2014; n = 1252). Multivariable regression analyses reveal a linear dose–response relationship between the number of children living in a respondent’s home and (a) increased allostatic load, and (b) decreased leukocyte telomere length. We found no differences in biological functioning between childless respondents and empty-nest parents. These findings also withstood controls for a battery of socioeconomic factors. The implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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  • Reed T. DeAngelis & John Taylor, 2020. "Parental Status and Biological Functioning: Findings from the Nashville Stress and Health Study," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 39(2), pages 365-373, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:39:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s11113-019-09534-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-019-09534-1
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