Biological aging in childhood and adolescence following experiences of threat and deprivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

NL Colich, ML Rosen, ES Williams… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

Developmental adaptation to stress: An evolutionary perspective

BJ Ellis, M Del Giudice - Annual review of psychology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The assumption that early stress leads to dysregulation and impairment is widespread in
developmental science and informs prevailing models (eg, toxic stress). An alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the evolution of sensitive periods

WE Frankenhuis, N Walasek - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, there has been monumental progress in our understanding of the
neurobiological basis of sensitive periods. Little is known, however, about the evolution of …

Early life adversity, pubertal timing, and epigenetic age acceleration in adulthood

EJ Hamlat, AA Prather, S Horvath… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Given associations linking early life adversity, pubertal timing, and biological
aging, we examined the direct and indirect effects of early life trauma on adult biological …

The role of adolescent lifestyle habits in biological aging: A prospective twin study

A Kankaanpää, A Tolvanen, A Heikkinen, J Kaprio… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Background: Adolescence is a stage of fast growth and development. Exposures during
puberty can have long-term effects on health in later life. This study aims to investigate the …

Stress and psychiatric disorders: the role of mitochondria

TE Daniels, EM Olsen, AR Tyrka - Annual review of clinical …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
In seeking to understand mental health and disease, it is fundamental to identify the
biological substrates that draw together the experiences and physiological processes that …

Medical complications of binge eating disorder

E Wassenaar, J Friedman, PS Mehler - Psychiatric Clinics, 2019 - psych.theclinics.com
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder with a prevalence of up to
3.5% and is more common than anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa combined. 1 It is …

Childhood environmental harshness predicts coordinated health and reproductive strategies: A cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample from …

H Mell, L Safra, Y Algan, N Baumard… - Evolution and Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is considerable variation in health and reproductive behaviours within and across
human populations. Drawing on principles from Life History Theory, psychosocial …

Early childhood adversity and women's sexual behavior: The role of sensitivity to sexual reward

J Alley, LM Diamond - Developmental Review, 2021 - Elsevier
About one eighth of people are exposed to adversities such as abuse and neglect. Life
history theory suggests that early experiences of adversity are strongly associated with later …

[HTML][HTML] Mothers' prenatal distress accelerates adrenal pubertal development in daughters

MM Fox, J Hahn-Holbrook, CA Sandman… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human life history schedules vary, partly, because of adaptive, plastic responses to early-life
conditions. Little is known about how prenatal conditions relate to puberty timing. We …