During early life-sensitive periods (ie, fetal, infancy), the developing stress response system
adaptively calibrates to match environmental conditions, whether harsh or supportive …

Adult health inequalities are a persistent public health problem. Explanations are usually
sought in behaviours and environments in adulthood, despite evidence on the importance of …

A central goal in the field of developmental psychopathology is to evaluate the complex,
dynamic transactions occurring among biological, psychological, and broader social-cultural …

Background: Maternal experiences of childhood maltreatment (CM) constitute a risk factor
for impairments in the mother–child relationship. One mechanism underlying this …

Roma living in marginalised communities are among the most disadvantaged groups in
Slovakia. Socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with higher hair cortisol concentrations …

The link between childhood maltreatment and mood disorders is complex and involves
multiple bio-psycho-social factors that affect multiple molecular pathways. The present …

Purpose Women are at high risk of stress, anxiety, and depression during the postpartum but
the ways in which these different types of psychological distress are related to cortisol …

The current study examined associations between parental adversities as experienced in
adolescence and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) 26 years later (n= 47). Specifically …

童年期创伤是指个体在童年期和青少年期所遭遇的创伤经历。 母亲的童年期创伤经历会持续地
影响下一代， 对后代的躯体及精神心理健康产生影响， 其中的机制涉及下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴 …

Stress is the body's response to any changes that might place it under mental, emotional, or
physical strain and could either demand attention or prompt action. A stress reaction can be …