Christopher Fagundes
Biographic Data
| ID | 668156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Fagundes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Fagundes |
| SIGNATURE | FAGUNDES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rice University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emotion Regulation and Immune Functioning During Grief
OBJECTIVE: Losing a spouse is a distressing life event that can negatively affect both mental and physical health. Stress-induced health consequences often include increased risk of cardiovascular disease and altered immune system functioning marked by increased inflammation. Here, we sought to identify individual difference factors that covary with problematic inflammatory outcomes. METHOD: We measured recently bereaved spouses' (n = 99) propens…
"Abrazame Que Ayuda" (Hug Me, It Helps)
Church attendance and CMV herpes virus latency among bereaved and non-bereaved adults
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…
Bereavement, Self-Reported Sleep Disturbances, and Inflammation
OBJECTIVE: Spousal bereavement is linked to increased mortality and morbidity from inflammatory conditions. It also has a significant impact on sleep disturbances. Evidence from experimental studies indicates that chronic stress may prime individuals to have an exaggerated inflammatory response to acute stress. In this study, we examined the association between self-reported sleep disturbances and inflammation after adjusting for depressive sympt…
Differential psychological reactions to grief
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 =…
Church attendance and CMV herpes virus latency among bereaved and non-bereaved adults
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…
Bereavement, Self-Reported Sleep Disturbances, and Inflammation
OBJECTIVE: Spousal bereavement is linked to increased mortality and morbidity from inflammatory conditions. It also has a significant impact on sleep disturbances. Evidence from experimental studies indicates that chronic stress may prime individuals to have an exaggerated inflammatory response to acute stress. In this study, we examined the association between self-reported sleep disturbances and inflammation after adjusting for depressive sympt…
Differential psychological reactions to grief
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 =…
Emotion Regulation and Immune Functioning During Grief
OBJECTIVE: Losing a spouse is a distressing life event that can negatively affect both mental and physical health. Stress-induced health consequences often include increased risk of cardiovascular disease and altered immune system functioning marked by increased inflammation. Here, we sought to identify individual difference factors that covary with problematic inflammatory outcomes. METHOD: We measured recently bereaved spouses' (n = 99) propens…
"Abrazame Que Ayuda" (Hug Me, It Helps)
Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Depression (economics (2 works) · Inflammation (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works)