Evolutionary-biological reasoning suggests that individuals should be differentially
susceptible to environmental influences, with some people being not just more vulnerable …

Evidence of marked variability in response among people exposed to the same
environmental risk implies that individual differences in genetic susceptibility might be at …

Resilience science is quintessential developmental psychopathology because it focuses on
variation among individuals in relation to their experiences as they adapt and develop …

How do children and adolescents “make it” when their development is threatened by
poverty, neglect, maltreatment, war, violence, or exposure to oppression, racism, and …

From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on
resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain …

Every child is a unique individual. This individuality is evident in children exposed to
psychosocial trauma or adverse childhood experiences. There exists wide variation in the …

Two extant evolutionary models, biological sensitivity to context theory (BSCT) and
differential susceptibility theory (DST), converge on the hypothesis that some individuals are …

Background Exposure to stress is potentially important in the pathway to alcohol use and
alcohol use disorders. Stressors occur at multiple time points across the life course, with …

Research is integrating the study of resilience across system levels, with implications for
promoting positive adaptation of young people faced with extreme adversity. However …

Exposure to stress often is psychologically distressing. The impact of stress on alcohol use
and the risk of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) depends on the type, timing during the life …