Background Several factors are known contribute to hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in
adults. However, there is less research on determinants of HCC in children and adolescents …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first reported December
2019, in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide. Social distancing or isolation …

Objectives To determine the relationship between the emergence of COVID-19 and
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) family presence as well as how NICU design affects …

The current study assessed the associations between pandemic-related stressors and
physiological stress, as indexed by hair cortisol concentration (HCC), for mothers and their …

Robust evidence of the deleterious effects of poverty on children's academic achievement
has generated considerable interest in the neural mechanisms underlying these …

Although high socioeconomic status (SES) is traditionally conceptualized as a health
protective factor, recent literature has documented positive associations between SES (eg …

Growing evidence suggests that maternal experiences of stress shape children's functional
brain activity in the first years of life. Individuals living in poverty are more likely to …

Parental Burnout (PB) is a chronic stress-related disorder experienced in the parental role.
Recent studies have shown that PB is a serious condition with severe consequences for …

We investigated how exogenous variation in exposure to the COVID‐19 pandemic during
the first year of life is related to infant development, maternal mental health, and perceived …

Evidence has linked alterations of the endocannabinoid system with trauma exposure and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Childbirth-related PTSD symptoms (CB-PTSS) affect …