Children and adolescents who had recurrent or ongoing stressors in their lives exhibit larger diastolic blood pressure responses to acute laboratory stressors than children or adolescents with less background stress.

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This statement is supported by research on the relationship between stress and cardiovascular responses in children and adolescents. Recurrent or ongoing stressors in their lives can lead to heightened reactivity to acute stress, as measured by an increase in diastolic blood pressure.

Children and Adolescents Who Had Recurrent or Ongoing Stressors in Their