APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Biopsychosocial Impacts of Psychological Stress and Interpersonal Disconnection In the Context of Childhood Trauma
- Paula Lanternier
Rice University - Paula Lanternier
Rice University - E. Lydia Wu-Chung
University of Pittsburgh - Ryan Brown
Texas Tech University - Robert Suchting
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, University of Texas Health Science Center - Jensine Paoletti-Hatcher
Portland State University - Michelle Chen
Texas Christian University - Angie LeRoy
University of North Florida - Kyle Murdock
The Pennsylvania State University - Cobi Heijnen
Rice University - Christopher Fagundes
Rice University
Abstract
We tested biobehavioral pathways linking psychological distress, interpersonal disconnection, and childhood trauma exposure to health outcomes (n = 368 adults). Current perceived stress and interpersonal needs showed reliable direct associations with inflammatory and autonomic dysregulation, while early trauma conditioned how interpersonal disconnection translated into depressive, functional impairment, and pain outcomes.
