Adversity early in life is common and is a major risk factor for the onset of psychopathology.
Delineating the neurodevelopmental pathways by which early adversity affects mental …

Psychological stress during childhood and adolescence increases risk of health problems
across the lifecourse, and inflammation is implicated as an underlying mechanism. To …

A now substantial body of science implicates a dynamic interplay between genetic and
environmental variation in the development of individual differences in behavior and health …

Social hierarchy is established as an outcome of individual social behaviors, such as
dominance behavior during long-term interactions with others. Astrocytes are implicated in …

In a previous Perspectives article, we described conceptual problems that pose challenges
for research on the effects of childhood adversity and offered promising directions for future …

Background Socioeconomic position (SEP) is a major determinant of health across the life
course. Yet, little is known about the biological mechanisms explaining this relationship. One …

Income inequality is growing in many parts of the world and, for the poorest children in a
society, is associated with multiple, negative, developmental outcomes. This review of the …

The role of social class in organizations is a fledgling area of research that is revealing
important insights into the causes of organizational behavior and workplace outcomes. To …

Experiences of war and displacement can have profound effects on children's affective
development and mental health, although the mechanism (s) underlying these effects …

Background Subjective social status has a known association with health, whereby better
health outcomes are observed for those with higher perceived status. In this research, we …