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Overview

Theodore F. Robles is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Education, and General Health Professions.

Their work addresses various main topics that include:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health, Psychology, and Well-Being
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Their recent publications demonstrate active engagement in these areas. Some of the notable papers authored or co-authored by Robles include:

  • Annual Research Review: Social relationships and the immune system during development, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Other recent papers from the broader collaborative circle include:

  • Generativity and Social Well-Being in Older Women: Expectations Regarding Aging Matter, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Daily Mood Reactivity to Stress during Childhood Predicts Internalizing Problems Three Years Later, 2020, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
  • Relationship closeness buffers the effects of perceived stress on transcriptomic indicators of cellular stress and biological aging marker p16INK4a, 2020, Aging
  • Understanding trajectories of underlying dimensions of posttraumatic psychopathology, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders

Frequent co-authors in research collaborations include Jennifer A. Sumner, Sunhye Bai, Rena L. Repetti, Dennis Rünger, and Vivek Shetty, reflecting a network of interdisciplinary scholarship.

Robles' publications have appeared in journals such as:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Aging

The research contributions of Theodore F. Robles concentrate on advancing the understanding of psychological and physiological responses to stress across developmental stages, emphasizing the interplay between social environments and biological processes. Their work encompasses longitudinal studies of emotional development in childhood, aging, and the health implications of social relationships and trauma.

Best Publications

  • Emotions, morbidity, and mortality: new perspectives from psychoneuroimmunology.

    Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Lynanne McGuire;Theodore F. Robles;Ronald Glaser

  • Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review.

    Theodore F. Robles;Richard B. Slatcher;Joseph M. Trombello;Meghan M. McGinn

  • The physiology of marriage: pathways to health

    Theodore F Robles;Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser

  • Psychoneuroimmunology: psychological influences on immune function and health.

    Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Lynanne McGuire;Theodore F. Robles;Ronald Glaser

  • Advancing Social Connection as a Public Health Priority in the United States

    Julianne Holt-Lunstad;Theodore F. Robles;David A. Sbarra

  • Psychoneuroimmunology and psychosomatic medicine: back to the future.

    Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Lynanne Mcguire;Theodore F. Robles;Ronald Glaser

  • To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers

    Mary-Frances O'Connor;Julie E Bower;Julie E Bower;Hyong Jin Cho;J David Creswell

  • Marital quality and the marital bed: Examining the covariation between relationship quality and sleep

    Wendy M. Troxel;Theodore F. Robles;Martica Hall;Daniel J. Buysse

  • Mild depressive symptoms are associated with amplified and prolonged inflammatory responses after influenza virus vaccination in older adults

    Ronald Glaser;Theodore F. Robles;John Sheridan;William B. Malarkey

  • Allostatic processes in the family

    Rena L. Repetti;Theodore F. Robles;Bridget Reynolds

  • Psycho-oncology and cancer: psychoneuroimmunology and cancer

    J. K. Kiecolt-Glaser;T. F. Robles;K. L. Heffner;Timothy J Loving

  • Out of Balance A New Look at Chronic Stress, Depression, and Immunity

    Theodore F. Robles;M. Ronald Glaser;Janice Kay Kiecolt-Glaser

  • Marital Quality and Health Implications for Marriage in the 21st Century

    Theodore F. Robles

  • Hostility and pain are related to inflammation in older adults.

    Jennifer E. Graham;Theodore F. Robles;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;William B. Malarkey

  • The role of inflammation in core features of depression: Insights from paradigms using exogenously-induced inflammation

    Larissa N. Dooley;Kate R. Kuhlman;Kate R. Kuhlman;Theodore F. Robles;Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • Positive behaviors during marital conflict: Influences on stress hormones

    Theodore F. Robles;Victoria A. Shaffer;William B. Malarkey;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser

  • Momentary work worries, marital disclosure, and salivary cortisol among parents of young children.

    Richard B. Slatcher;Theodore F. Robles;Rena L. Repetti;Michelle D. Fellows

  • Spillover in the Home: The Effects of Family Conflict on Parents' Behavior

    Meredith S. Sears;Rena L. Repetti;Bridget M. Reynolds;Theodore F. Robles

  • Trait positive affect buffers the effects of acute stress on skin barrier recovery.

    Theodore F. Robles;Kathryn P. Brooks;Sarah D. Pressman

  • Preschoolers' everyday conflict at home and diurnal cortisol patterns.

    Richard B. Slatcher;Theodore F. Robles

Frequent Co-Authors

Rena L. Repetti
Rena L. Repetti University of California, Los Angeles
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser The Ohio State University
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Richard B. Slatcher
Richard B. Slatcher University of Georgia
Christine Dunkel Schetter
Christine Dunkel Schetter University of California, Los Angeles
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Naomi I. Eisenberger University of California, Los Angeles
Martie G. Haselton
Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew D. Lieberman
Matthew D. Lieberman University of California, Los Angeles
George M. Slavich
George M. Slavich University of California, Los Angeles

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