Importance Mental health problems are common during the transition from adolescence to
young adulthood. Although perceived social support and mental health problems have been …

Background: Theory of mind (ToM) allows the understanding and prediction of other people’s
behaviours based on their mental states (eg beliefs). It is important for healthy social …

Purpose To identify contextual and interpersonal factors that distinguish families in which
the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment is maintained from families in which the …

The developmental trajectories that render individuals vulnerable toward or resilient against
diseases of the mind and body are major themes in stress theory, research, and practice. As …

BACKGROUND: Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that early-life stress
such as physical maltreatment has long-lasting effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (…

The allostatic load model proposed by McEwen and Stellar refers to the wear and tear that
the body experiences due to the repeated use of adaptive responses to stress, as well as the …

We investigated the antecedents and consequences of chronic victimization by bullies across
a school transition using a genetically sensitive longitudinal design. Data were from the …

Objective Childhood adverse experiences are known to engender persistent changes in
stress-related systems and brain structures involved in mood, cognition, and behavior in animal …

Background Studies indicate that women victims of intimate partner violence are at increased
risk for poor mental health. This research disentangled the effect of partner violence on new…

Context Cortisol reactivity is a marker of vulnerability for a variety of stress-related diseases
that likely arise from the contributions of both genetic and environmental sources of influence…