This paper explores the relationships among neighborhood disadvantage, stress, and the
likelihood of drug use in a sample of adults (N = 1,101). Using the 1995 Detroit Area Study in …

A summary genetic measure, called a “polygenic score,” derived from a genome-wide
association study (GWAS) of education can modestly predict a person’s educational and …

Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in
a sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome-…

Tobacco and alcohol use are leading causes of mortality that influence risk for many complex
diseases and disorders 1 . They are heritable 2 , 3 and etiologically related 4 , 5 behaviors …

The purpose of this study is twofold: to explore the nature of church‐based social support,
and to see whether support received in religious settings is related to the use of religious …

Following Bandura's (1982) social-cognitive theory of self-efficacy, Wilson (1996) hypothesizes
a relationship between neighborhood-level socioeconomic status and individual-level …

Using data from the 1995 Detroit Area Study (N=1106) in conjunction with tract-level data
from the 1990 census, this paper evaluates the relationship between residential stability and …

Understanding the social and biological mechanisms that lead to homogamy (similar individuals
marrying one another) has been a long-standing issue across many fields of scientific …

… Robbee Wedow is especially grateful for his advisor Jason Boardman and to Matt Keller, Ben
… Jason Boardman and Ben Domingue served as the senior authors of this project. Robbee …

Although interest in the links between religion and mental health has increased sharply in
recent years, researchers remain far from a consensus regarding which aspects of religious …