Everyday environmental conditions impact human health. One mechanism underlying this
relationship is the experience of stress. Through systematic review of published literature …

Accumulating evidence from preclinical and clinical studies indicates that maternal
psychosocial stress and anxiety during pregnancy adversely affect child outcomes …

We invite you to join us for this book's journey through the exciting field of community
psychology! As a team of authors, we each came to community psychology because it …

This paper presents a cognitive activation theory of stress (CATS), with a formal system of
systematic definitions. The term 'stress' is used for four aspects of 'stress', stress stimuli …

This contribution aims at shedding light on the mechanisms that may underlie the
relationship between acute reactions to stressful work characteristics and employee health …

Preterm birth represents the most significant problem in maternal–child health in the United
States. It is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity; its prevalence is unacceptably …

The aims of this review are to gather and systematize the currently available evidence on the
effect of the threat of eviction on health and its eventual spillover effects, to assess the quality …

Social environments and experiences get under the skin early in life in ways that affect the
course of human development. Because most factors associated with early child …

Several theories of the stress-disease link have now incorporated prolonged activation. This
article argues that these theories still lack an important element, that is, the cognitive nature …

The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health is robust. Yet, the
psychosocial mediators of SES‐health association have been studied in relatively few …