Michelle A Chen

Biographic Data

ID164920
NAMEMichelle A Chen
GIVEN NAMESMichelle A
FAMILY NAMEChen
SIGNATURECHEN M A
AFFILIATIONSRice University
ORCID0000-0002-1020-7940
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Neighborhood Belonging, and Inflammation Among Adolescents

    Michelle A Chen, Edith Chen et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2024

    OBJECTIVE: Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with a host of adverse health outcomes across the lifespan. However, there is increasing interest in identifying factors that may promote resilience to disadvantage's effects on health. One promising candidate in this regard is a sense of neighborhood belonging, which could offset health risks by providing a sense of connection to others, as well as a sense of belonging to a community …

  • High Heart Rate Variability Buffers the Effect of Attachment Insecurity on Sleep Quality

    Jensine Paoletti, Jensine Paoletti-Hatcher et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2024

    OBJECTIVE: Sleep quality is an important health-protective factor. Psychosocial factors, including attachment orientation, may be valuable for understanding who is at risk of poor sleep quality and associated adverse health outcomes. High attachment anxiety is reliably associated with adverse health outcomes, whereas high attachment avoidance is associated with adverse health outcomes when co-occurring with poor self-regulatory capacity, indexed …

  • Bereavement among widowed Latinos in the United States

    Luz M Garcini, Ryan L Brown et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2021

  • "Abrazame Que Ayuda" (Hug Me, It Helps)

    Open AccessLuz M Garcini, Michelle A Chen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2020Cited by: 6References: 23

  • Church attendance and CMV herpes virus latency among bereaved and non-bereaved adults

    Luz M Garcini, Raymond P Stowe et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2019

    OBJECTIVE: There is widespread literature linking church attendance to physical health. However, little is known about the association of church attendance and the immune system, particularly during difficult life transitions. This study investigated the association between church attendance and CMV herpes-virus latency by assessing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody titers among bereaved and non-bereaved individuals. METHODS: Participants includ…

  • Differential psychological reactions to grief

    Michelle A Chen, Megan R Lewis et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2019References: 3

    Childhood maltreatment dysregulates an individual's physiological response to stress, increasing reactivity to stressors across the lifespan. Given the prevalence and impact of bereavement, we examined whether the association between childhood maltreatment and depression was exacerbated by spousal bereavement. We identified an interaction between childhood maltreatment and bereavement using linear regression analysis ( B = 0.79, p B = 0.86, p B =…

  • Miles over mind

    Luz M Garcini, Thania Galvan et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2019Cited by: 1References: 5

    Objective: This study examined the association between transnational death and psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants. The Minority Stress Model and a disenfranchised grief perspective were used as frameworks for this study. Method: Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was used to collect data from clinical interviews with 248 undocumented Mexican immigrants residing near the US-Mexico border. Results: After controlling for rele…