For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Background Chronic and/or extreme stress in early life, often referred to as early adversity,
childhood trauma, or early life stress, has been associated with a wide range of adverse …

Background Adverse psychosocial exposures in early life, namely experiences such as child
maltreatment, caregiver stress or depression, and domestic or community violence, have …

Abstract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful and/or traumatic experiences
associated with an increased lifetime risk of negative health outcomes. The Allostatic Load …

The biopsychosocial model has dominated research and theory in health psychology. This
article expands the biopsychosocial model by applying systems theories proposed by …

For the last five decades, science has managed to delineate the mechanisms by which
stress hormones can impact on the human brain. Receptors for glucocorticoids are found in …

Research on the development of self-regulation in young children provides a unifying
framework for the study of school readiness. Self-regulation abilities allow for engagement in …

Childhood multiple risk factor exposure exceeds the adverse developmental impacts of
singular exposures. Multiple risk factor exposure may also explain why sociodemographic …

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

Among people exposed to major psychological stressors in early life, there are elevated
rates of morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases of aging. The most compelling data …