Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Adolescents experience profound neuroendocrine changes, including hormone "coupling" between cortisol, testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone.
We used Latent Profile Analyses to derive four profiles of infant temperament from 990 twins at 6 and 12 months of age using observed infant behavior. Parents reported on their own emotional experiences.
Peer victimization impacts 13% of adolescents worldwide (Currie et al. 2012). Despite its prevalence and associated adverse outcomes, global cognitive processes that could be affected by peer victimization have not been thoroughly investigated.
Using Discordant MZ Twins and Genome-wide Methylation Analyses to Identify Anxiety-relevant Genes - Three MZ (genetically identical) twin pairs were chosen to be clearly discordant for childhood cortisol levels and adolescent fMRI patterns in the amygdala that correlated with anxiety symptoms.
Title: Adolescent impulsivity and novelty seeking as differential predictors of relational and overt aggression Legend: Mother- and self-reported impulsivity during adolescence predict concurrent overt aggression reported by cotwins. This pattern remained the same when predicting relational aggression. Although impulsivity predicted both types of aggression, mother- and self-reported novelty seeking did not predict aggression of either …
Legend: Left image: Children chronically at-risk for sensory processing disorders are more likely to have lower birthweight, lower gestational age, less sootheable and more fearful temperaments as toddlers. Right image: Severity of Age 4 sensory related behaviors (tactile sensitivity, auditory sensitivity, and movement) vary by risk for sensory processing disorders assessed at ages 2 and 7 …
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, professor, School of Social Work and Waisman Center director, and Hill Goldsmith, professor of psychology and coordinator, Waisman Social and Affective Processes Unit, were appointed UW Foundation Chair Bascom Professorships, which honor former chairs of the UW Foundation board. These professorships recognize faculty for their balanced contributions to the university’s teaching, research …
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways.
