Early exposure to psychosocial adversity is among the most potent predictors of depression.
Because depression commonly emerges prior to adulthood, we must consider the …

Background Pregnant and new parents are increasingly engaging with social media. The
impacts of engaging with social media 'influencers' and 'bloggers' during a time of …

Despite the strong evidence linking psychological stress to disease risk, health researchers
often fail to include psychological stress in models of health. One reason for this is the …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

Since the last decade review of the fathering literature in 2000, scholars across numerous
disciplines such as demography, family studies, medicine, nursing, law, psychology, social …

A landmark publication in the social sciences, Linda Lindsey's Gender is the most
comprehensive textbook to explore gender sociologically, as a critical and fundamental …

The transition to parenthood is a major life event characterized by profound changes for a
considerable number of people. Previous meta-analyses summarized the results obtained …

Background Pregnant women may be especially susceptible to negative events (ie
adversity) related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and negative …

Neuroimaging researchers commonly assume that the brain of a mother is comparable to
that of a nulliparous woman. However, pregnancy leads to pronounced gray matter volume …

Obesity prevalence rises fastest during young adulthood when weight, diet, and physical
activity may be influenced by life events, including becoming a parent, but the impact is …