2024
Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity
Gerin M, Viding E, Neil L, Armbruster-Genc D, Freeman Z, Sharp M, Phillips H, McCrory E. Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2309783. PMID: 38318813, PMCID: PMC10849006, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2309783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdverse Childhood ExperiencesChildCross-Sectional StudiesCuesEmotionsHumansResilience, PsychologicalConceptsFacial cuesMaltreatment experiencesPresence of social supportSocial supportLow symptomsAssociated with lower symptomsThreat-related cuesPositive social cuesIncreased psychiatric riskPerceived emotional intensityMarkers of resilienceChildhood maltreatment experiencesNo group differencesMental health symptomsLevels of social supportPerceived social supportAssociated with better mental healthMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health outcomesBetter mental healthExperiences of abusePerceived intensityHappy facesChildhood maltreatmentImplicit processes
2022
A genetically informed Registered Report on adverse childhood experiences and mental health
Baldwin J, Sallis H, Schoeler T, Taylor M, Kwong A, Tielbeek J, Barkhuizen W, Warrier V, Howe L, Danese A, McCrory E, Rijsdijk F, Larsson H, Lundström S, Karlsson R, Lichtenstein P, Munafò M, Pingault J. A genetically informed Registered Report on adverse childhood experiences and mental health. Nature Human Behaviour 2022, 7: 269-290. PMID: 36482079, PMCID: PMC7614239, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01482-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdverse Childhood ExperiencesChildHumansMental DisordersMental HealthParentsRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMental health problemsAdverse childhood experiencesHealth problemsElevated riskMental healthGenetic confoundingChildhood experiencesPsychiatric vulnerabilityGenetic riskHigher polygenic scoresConfoundingChildrenPrevious associationsRiskGene-environment correlationSmall increaseAssociationHealthReportPolygenic scores