Biobehavioral Markers in Risk and Resilience Research

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This comprehensive reference explores the current and future state of biobehavioral markers in family resilience research, with special focus on linking biological and physiological measures to behavioral and health outcomes. It brings together the latest biobehavioral data on child-parent and couple relationships, adversity, and other key areas reflecting new technological advances in biobehavioral studies and translates these findings into implications for real-world practice and policy. The contributors’ insights on biomarkers apply to emerging topics of interest (e.g., molecular genetics) as well as familiar ones (e.g., stress). Their interdisciplinary perspective helps to elaborate on risk and resilience factors for those creating the next generation of evidence-based interventions. Among the topics covered:The immune system as a sensor and regulator of stress: implications in human development and disease The psychobiology of family dynamics: bidirectional relationships with adrenocortical attunement Intergenerational transmission of poverty: how low socioeconomic status impacts the neurobiology of two generations The influence of teacher-child relationships on preschool children’s cortisol levels Challenges and strategies for integrating molecular genetics into behavioral science Besides its worth to researchers and practitioners studying and working with families at risk, Biobehavioral Markers in Risk and Resilience Research also has utility as a training text, offering a highly accessible presentation and discussion questions suited to classroom use. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii The Immune System as a Sensor and Regulator of Stress: Implications in Human Development and Disease (Julie H. Marino, T. Kent Teague)....Pages 1-11 The Psychobiology of Family Dynamics: Bidirectional Relationships with Adrenocortical Attunement (Jennifer Byrd-Craven, Nikki Clauss)....Pages 13-30 The Heart of Conversation: Using State Space Grids to Disentangle Cardiovascular and Affect Dynamics During Couple Interaction (Clint L. Broadbent, Todd A. Spencer, Brandt C. Gardner, Nathan Hardy)....Pages 31-48 Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: How Low Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Neurobiology of Two Generations (Rebekah Tribble, Pilyoung Kim)....Pages 49-67 The Influence of Teacher–Child Relationships on Preschool Children’s Cortisol Levels (Bridget E. Hatfield)....Pages 69-89 Stress, Biomarkers, and Resilience in Childhood and Adolescence: Advances in the Last Few Decades (Elizabeth J. Susman)....Pages 91-109 Challenges and Strategies for Integrating Molecular Genetics into Behavioral Science (Amanda M. Griffin, Gabriel L. Schlomer, David J. Vandenbergh, H. Harrington Cleveland)....Pages 111-139 Risk as a First Derivative: Using Intensive Repeated Measures and Molecular Approaches to Studying Families (Theodore F. Robles)....Pages 141-158 Back Matter ....Pages 159-161