Background There is increasing evidence that contact with other smokers, particularly in the
family, is a strong determinant of risk of smoking uptake. A systematic review and meta …

In this article we argue for the utility of the life-course perspective as a tool for understanding
and addressing health disparities across socioeconomic and racial or ethnic groups …

OBJECTIVE. Child abuse has been associated with poorer physical health in adulthood, but
less is known about childhood adversity more broadly, including neglect and family …

The nine-year-old cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is a nationally representative longitudinal
sample of 8,570 nine-year-olds, their families, teachers and other regular caregivers (where …

Background Previous research on health behavior and subjective well-being has mainly
focused on interindividual differences or explored certain domains of health behavior. Good …

Biomarkers are an important aspect of research linking psychosocial stress and health. This
article aims to characterize the biological pathways that may mediate the relationship …

Prior literature has shown that school learning climate is critical in helping individual
learners meet their educational objectives. In this paper, the role of parental involvement in …

Background—Childhood adverse psychosocial factors (eg, parental divorce, long-term
financial difficulties) and adult neighborhood disadvantage have both been linked to …

Aims To investigate socio‐economic disparities in smoking in pregnancy (SIP) by the
mother's education, occupational class and current economic conditions. Design Cross …

To determine whether different types of childhood adversity are associated with body mass
index (BMI) in adolescence, we studied 147 adolescents aged 13–17 years, 41% of whom …