The relationship between adverse experiences and later development has been explored
by many researchers, leading to the conceptualization of resilience as a factor explaining …

According to several developmental theories some children are more sensitive to the quality
of their environment than others, but most supporting empirical evidence is based on …

Why do people do what they do? Can psychologists predict how a particular person will
behave in a particular situation? Better yet, can psychologists explain why the person …

Hemispheric asymmetries are a major organizational principle of the human brain. In
different neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, like schizophrenia, autism spectrum …

The most stringent test of differential susceptibility theory is provided by randomized control
trials examining the moderating role of genetic markers of differential susceptibility in …

Background: The differential susceptibly hypothesis suggests that certain genetic variants
moderate the effects of both negative and positive environments on mental health and may …

Purpose People differ significantly in their response to psychological intervention, with some
benefitting more from treatment than others. According to the recently proposed theoretical …

Highlights•Intervention efforts aimed at child problems prove only modestly effective due to
heterogeneity in their efficacy.•Experimental-intervention research reveals that some …

The first year of life is an important period for emergence of fear in humans. While animal
models have revealed developmental changes in amygdala circuitry accompanying …

According to several theories, people differ in their sensitivity to environmental influences
with some more susceptible than others to both supportive and adverse contextual …