Social rewards are strong drivers of behavior and fundamental to well-being, yet there is a
lack of consensus regarding what actually defines a reward as “social.” Because a …

There is growing knowledge about how self-concept develops in adolescence and
contributes to the onset of depression, but researchers have only recently begun …

In developmental science, resilience refers to children and youths' ability to recover and
pursue positive development in the face of stress related to adversity. Extant research has …

Self-identification as a victim of violence may lead to increased negative emotions and
stress and thus, may change both structure and function of the underlying neural network (s) …

The aim of this study was to examine whether repeated victimization relates to differential
processing of social exclusion experiences. It was hypothesized that experiences of …

Across childhood and adolescence, youth develop an increasing focus on belongingness
within the peer group. At the core of this need to belong lies a motivation to optimize …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 An Introduction to Stress & Health Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded
SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a …

Dealing with social rejection is challenging, especially during childhood when behavioral
and neural responses to social rejection are still developing. In the current longitudinal …

This preregistered study examined the neural correlates of vicarious reward processing and
subsequent trust behavior in relation to experiences of victimization averaged over two …

Perturbations in dopamine system function may increase risk of substance use disorder
(SUD). We recently demonstrated that neuromelanin (NM) MRI signal in the substantia …