▪ Abstract This chapter reviews recent research on the relationship between stressful life
experiences and depression. A distinction is made between aggregate studies of overall …

Kritische Lebensereignisse gehören zum Erfahrungshorizont fast aller Menschen. Es gilt zu
präzisieren, was Ereignisse als kritisch ausweist und welchen Platz sie jeweils im Leben …

In order to develop effective treatments for anhedonia we need to understand its underlying
neurobiological mechanisms. Anhedonia is conceptually strongly linked to reward …

General strain theory (GST) is usually tested by examining the effect of strain on crime.
Researchers, however, have little guidance when it comes to selecting among the many …

This paper provides an overview of United States-based research on the ways in which
racism can affect mental health. It describes changes in racial attitudes over time, the …

Background. Survey data are presented on the associations between retrospectively
reported childhood adversities and subsequent onset and persistence of DSM-III-R …

This study applies Agnew's general strain theory (GST) to two fundamental questions about
gender and crime:(1) How can we explain the higher rate of crime among males?(2) How …

This paper compares the meanings and applications of concepts relevant to both the life
course and the stress process frameworks. Some of these concepts bear the same labels …

This paper examines the impact of three types of victimization in childhood-sexual abuse,
physical abuse, and neglect-on lifetime measures of mental health among adults. In contrast …

Investigated in this study were hypothesized reciprocal influences between stressful life
events and adolescent maladjustment using data from a 6–year, prospective longitudinal …