SynthesisPsychotherapy and psychosomatics2023
Allostatic Load in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
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- Association of allostatic load index with cognitive impairment in high-risk stroke populations.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
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- Perceived socioeconomic vulnerability, but not objective poverty, is linked to interoception through perceived stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- The effect of bullying victimization trajectory on internet gaming disorder and the mediating role of impaired resilience: a three-wave cohort study among Chinese adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- From Early Adversity to Neurodegeneration: Stress Biomarkers as Predictive Signals for Lifespan Brain Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Integrating allostasis and emerging technologies to study complex diseases.Communications biology · 2025Review
- Stress-related multisystem dysregulation during adolescence predicts mental health symptoms in young adulthood.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Hidden costs of unaffordable housing: Exploring the multidimensional and intersecting health effects on Black Americans.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Can allostatic load cross over? Short-term work and nonwork stressor pile-up on parent and adolescent diurnal cortisol, physical symptoms, and sleep.The Journal of applied psychology · 2025Article
- Childhood allostatic load predicts cardiometabolic health in adulthood.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Early Parenting Effects on Childhood Delay of Gratification and Adolescent Allostatic Load.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cardiometabolic state links neurovascular burden with brain structure and function: Evidence from EEG and MRI.NeuroImage · 2025Article
- Race and Ethnicity Moderates the Relationship Between Family Income Level and Allostatic Load Among Adolescents in the United States.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of Allostatic Load on hepatic steatosis and fatty liver-associated liver fibrosis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Allostatic load in non-medical and medical college students.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionThe concept of allostatic load encompasses the cumulative effects of both ordinary daily life events as well as major challenges, and also includes related health-damaging behavior. Allostatic overload ensues when environmental challenges exceed the individual's ability to cope. Identification of allostatic load is carried out through the use of biomarkers and clinimetric criteria. Studies are increasingly reported on allostatic load in younger populations, yet a systematic review is missing.
objectiveThe aim of the present systematic review was to summarize the current knowledge on allostatic load/overload among children and adolescents.
methodsPubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to April 2023. A manual search of the literature was also performed. We considered only studies in which allostatic load or overload were adequately described and assessed in either clinical or non-clinical populations younger than 18 years.
resultsA total of 38 original investigations were included in this systematic review. Studies reported an association between allostatic load and sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., poverty, ethnicity, perceived discrimination, adverse childhood experiences) and environmental factors, as well as consequences of allostatic load on both physical and mental health among children and adolescents.
conclusionsThe findings indicate that greater allostatic load is associated with poorer health outcomes in both clinical and non-clinical pediatric populations, with possible enduring effects. The results support the clinical utility of the transdiagnostic identification of allostatic load and overload in children and adolescents across a variety of settings, with a number of potential clinical implications.
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