The cumulative science linking stress to negative health outcomes is vast. Stress can affect
health directly, through autonomic and neuroendocrine responses, but also indirectly …

Background Stress before conception and during pregnancy is associated with less
favorable maternal and child health. Alterations in prenatal cortisol levels may serve as a …

Repeated assessments in everyday life enables collecting ecologically valid data on
dynamic, within-persons processes. These methods have widespread utility and application …

This study examines the predictive value of conflict and conflict-related variations in negative
emotion dynamics, with respect to three cortisol indicators (cortisol awakening responses; …

Despite widespread interest in variance in affect, basic questions remain pertaining to the
relative proportions of between-person and within-person variance, the contribution of days …

Advances in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have drastically increased the survival
chances of preterm infants. However, preterm infants are still exposed to a wide range of …

Prolonged stress is a potentially harmful and often undetected risk factor for chronic illness
in older adults. Cortisol, one indicator of the body's hormonal responses to stress, is …

Mindfulness has been associated with better psychological and physical health; although,
the mechanisms of these benefits are poorly understood. We explored the role of …

Married people tend to be healthier than both the previously (bereaved, divorced, and
separated) and never married, but the mechanisms through which this occurs remain …

Highlights•Salivary cortisol and amylase have advanced the understanding of stress
biology.•Salivary inflammation appears to reliably increase following stress.•Salivary S-IgA …