Presentations from the March 27, 2009 Seminar on Stress and Conflict in Family Environments: Pathways to Child and Adult Health Outcomes

SEMINAR AGENDA

Session 1: Family Conflict, Low SES, and Adaptive Responses that Contribute to Childhood and Adult Health Outcomes

Rena Repetti, A Framework for Examining How Conflict in Family Environments Can Shape Health and Development

Edith Chen, How Socioeconomic Status Affects Health in Children

Sheldon Cohen, Psychological Stress and Health

Session 2: Variables of Interest in Child and Adolescent Longitudinal Studies

Cathy Spatz Widom, The Longterm Impact of Child Abuse and Neglect on Adult Physical Health Outcomes

Linda Burton, Risky Families, Health, and Social Environment: An Ethnographic Perspective (presentation available upon request, please contact bocyf@nas.edu)

Patricia O’Campo, Challenges and Opportunities in Examining Family Relationship and Process Variables in Ongoing Children’s Longitudinal and Epidemiological Studies