The parasympathetic nervous system modulates inflammation through efferent vagus nerve
signaling. Tracey (2002) termed this process as the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway …

Parental socialization may influence the development of children's autonomic nervous
system (ANS), a key stress-response system. However, to date no quantitative synthesis of …

Despite decades of research on social mobility and wage disparities, it remains a puzzle
why people from lower-class families earn less than people from upper-class families even …

Despite empirical findings that prosociality is related to decreased depressive symptoms in
children, little is known about the directionality of the relations and the mechanisms that may …

Extrinsic mortality risks calibrating fast life history (LH) represent a species-general principle
that applies to almost all animals including humans. However, empirical research also finds …

Drawing upon career stage theory, we investigate the long-term effect of deviance in
adolescence on lifetime career success. Specifically, we propose that individuals' …

Although scholars have long recognized the importance of prosocial behaviors (or actions
intended to benefit others) to understanding morality, the field has continued to evolve in …

Fairness influences social interactions from infancy to adulthood. However, the ways in
which people conceive of fairness differs across ages and contexts. In this dissertation, I …

Fear expression is thought to elicit solely prosocial responses from others. However, no
research has yet examined the possibility that fear may also elicit harmful, opportunistic …

Parental socialization may influence the development of children's autonomic nervous
system (ANS), a key stress-response system. However, to date no quantitative synthesis of …