2-037 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Contributions of Economic Stress and Biology to Developmental Outcomes

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

This interdisciplinary symposium leverages four longitudinal studies and the expertise of economists, sociologists, psychologists, and neuroscientists to explore the contributions of economic stress, family hardship, and physiological and neurobiological functioning to various indicators of later adolescent and adult well-being. Paper one discusses the impact of economic recession exposure in-utero and during childhood on well-being and labor market success in adulthood based on an analysis spanning nine recessions. Paper two examines the relative contributions of number of siblings and economic stress measured by household income during adolescence to education attainment in adulthood. Paper three examines the relationship between the economic environment (i.e., poverty) experienced in adolescence and physical health indexed by allostatic load in young adulthood using the Add Health dataset. Finally, paper four presents associations between socioeconomic status (SES) based on public assistance receipt across childhood and early adolescence, activation in brain regions that process monetary rewards, and depression symptoms during adolescence in a sample of girls from urban, low-income neighborhoods. The mediating role of neural circuitry in the association between low SES and later depression is also tested. We will discuss the importance of a holistic understanding of the long-term effects of economic stress and biology on individual development and well-being.

Sub Unit

• Family Context & Processes

Chairs

• Amanda E Guyer, University of California, Davis

• Kristina Gelardi, University of California, Davis

Individual Presentations

• The Kids Will Be Alright: Long Term Effects of “Growing Up” During a Recession - Marianne Page, University of California, Davis; Presenting Author: Xiaohan Zhang, UC Davis

• Children's Family Income and Number of Siblings Relate to Later Educational Attainment - Presenting Author: Jonah Cox, UC Davis Human Ecology; Katherine Jewsbury Conger, University of California, Davis

• Adolescent Poverty and Adult Allostatic Load: Predictors of Long-Term Health Outcomes - Presenting Author: Natalie Troxel, University of California, Davis; Paul David Hastings, U California, Davis; Jonathan Helm, Penn State

• Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Childhood and Depression in Adolescence: The Role of Reward-Related Brain Function - Presenting Author: Erika E Forbes, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Amanda E Guyer, University of California, Davis; Sarah Romens, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Alison E Hipwell, University of Pittsburgh; Kathryn E Keenan, The University of Chicago