Epel et al. (2004) conducted a study comparing telomere lengths in the white blood cells of mothers caring for chronically ill children against mothers of healthy children, finding that the longer a mother had spent caregiving, the shorter her telomeres (correlation r = -.40).

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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