Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)
Published since 1939, Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The journal changed its name from Psychosomatic Medicine.
- How is childhood trauma linked with cardiovascular responses to stress among survivors of myocardial infarction? This question was examined in a sample of nearly 500 participants to better understand racial disparities in stress physiology related to childhood trauma. Free to read for the week:
- How may abuse in childhood contribute to an elevated risk for such a wide range of maladaptive health outcomes in adulthood? This study focused on impairments in fear learning processes (i.e., discerning between fear and safety signals in one’s environment). #psychscisky Free to read this week!:
- Broadly, "[their] findings suggest that individuals exposed to abuse in childhood display impairment in discerning nonthreatening stimuli from threatening stimuli in their environment in adulthood."
- Exploratory analyses also pointed to sexual abuse as being more strongly associated with impairments in these fear/safety distinctions compared to other early abuse exposures.
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)🗣 Join the Stress Measurement Network for a webinar digging into "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" Date: November 7, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail... #psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci
- BSAM is welcoming submissions on any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine for a special issue for protocols and data notes! Goal is to support open/transparent research culture. Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026.
- In a recent meta-analysis and systematic review, Cardenas et al., (2025) found that greater discrimination was associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation based on 161 effect sizes from 47 articles representing ∼74,763 participants Free to read this week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- There were also important differences in the magnitude of the discrimination-inflammation association based on the type of discrimination measured, the specific inflammatory marker, and methodological features. Many important future directions in this space!
- The October issue of BSAM covers topics spanning discrimination, neighborhood opportunities, fear learning processes, with implications for cardiovascular reactivity, biological aging, among others. Read more: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️ 🗓️ June 22–25, 2026 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸 ✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy! 📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
- Does a negative itch expectancy manipulation (via verbal suggestions and conditioning) lead to more costly itch-related avoidance behavior? You can learn more from this Open Access paper published in BSAM: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Does the type of acute psychological stress (active versus passive) hold implications for stress-induced changes in proportions of monocyte subsets? Evidence from this study of young, healthy adults suggests that it does! Read more in BSAM (free through the 29th):
- How temporally stable are somatic symptoms induced by a commonly used experimental paradigm? And do they predict somatic symptom distress over time? These questions were addressed in an Open Access study of participants who completed the Affect and Symptom Paradigm 18 months apart. #PsychSciSky
- Kudos to the authors for this work!: Tara Petzke, Ferenc Köteles, Omer Van den Bergh, and @michaelwitthoeft.bsky.social
- New in BSAM - Asthma: Biomedical and Psychobiological Perspectives This review combines a recognition of societal factors that worsen & consolidate disparities in asthma outcomes + explores mechanisms to support resilience in asthma patients from disadvantaged communities. Free for the week!
- The September issue of BSAM is available now! Check out a summary of papers in this issue here: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex... #psychscisky #affectsci #healthpsych
- Elevated systemic inflammation (CRP) is one pathway through which heightened vigilance may contribute to CVD risk for African Americans adults. Free to read for the week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex... #disparities #psychscisky #healthpsych #healthdisparities #affectivescience
- The research team also highlighted the need for more studies like this in rural areas because research focused on vigilance among African Americans is heavily drawing from urban areas and the social context may affect stress-related psychological and physiological processes.
- Among people diagnosed with lung cancer, how does the co-occurrence of depression and systemic inflammation at diagnosis link with trajectories of depressive symptoms in the next 8 months? Read this new research for free through August 28th!: #cancer #healthpsychology #PNI #oncology #depression
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)What an incredible opportunity to learn about critical topics in sex and aging from The Kinsey Institute! Only $25 to attend online! Greatly appreciate the focus on menopause, social and structural factors that shape our sexual lives, LGBTQ+ aging, vulvovaginal health, and sexual well-being.
- Have you signed up to attend our sex & #aging symposium yet? Learn about new research areas such as strategies for improving #menopause care, addressing age-related stigma, & understanding physical changes. ⚠️ Register by Sept 22 (in person) or 30 (virtual) at knsy.in/aging2025
- Do late adolescents and emerging adults who live in a communities with higher violent crime rates exhibit altered reward-related neural activation? This question was recently investigated in a sample of 101 adolescents. Read more in BSAM, free for the week! #healthpsych #psychscicky
- In students’ first year of college, how do first-generation status and financial stress influence changes in inflammation and depressive symptoms? You can read this new research published in BSAM for free through August 21st! #disparities #psychscisky Read here: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Chronic pain can affect a person's social relationships, but is one's empathic capacity disrupted when experiencing chronic pain? This topic was explored in a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in BSAM. Free to read for the next week! #chronicpain #healthpsych
- In this month's issue of BSAM, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh investigated links between dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients and a structural neuroimaging indicator of brain age in midlife adults. #nutrition #brainaging You can read the results in their open-access paper here:
- Have you read the research from the latest issue of Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine? You can check out brief article summaries here!: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)My dept (HDFS) at Texas Tech is hiring an Assistant Professor who studies family science and health, broadly defined to include physical health, mental health, community health, and relational health, including romantic and intergenerational relationships. Plz share widely! #healthpsych
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar! Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
- 🚨Calling all health psychologists! Submit to the Special Issue of BSAM on Protocols & Data Notes in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology + share this call widely to support a more open & transparent culture aimed at improving the rigor & reproducibility of our research! Call for submissions:
- ➡️Special issue for protocols and data notes at @bsamjournal.bsky.social - any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine welcome! If a protocol was peer reviewed by a funder, it may be eligible for rapid review 👀 Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026. Details: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
- This issue welcomes submissions of manuscripts on ANY topic in health psychology & behavioral medicine that: (1) describe the protocol of a proposed study, systematic review/meta-analysis, or ongoing longitudinal research (Protocol) (2) describe an openly available dataset (Data Note) Due: 6.1.26
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)➡️Special issue for protocols and data notes at @bsamjournal.bsky.social - any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine welcome! If a protocol was peer reviewed by a funder, it may be eligible for rapid review 👀 Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026. Details: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
- Have you checked out the overview of articles in the June issue of BSAM? Read here: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)🧩 Tune in now for the last episode of Season 1 of the Stress Puzzle with Dr. Andrew Steptoe! Dr. Steptoe reflected on social relationships as we age, positive well-being & health + the next steps needed in intervention science. #scicomm #devpsych #psychscisky Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)It was especially exciting to talk to Dr. Steptoe since he just received the Distinguished Scientist Award at SBSM! I was intrigued by his "Boosting the Positive or Reducing the Negative" debate w/ Dr. Laura Kubzansky at SBSM a few years ago & was delighted to ask him more about it in this episode.
- How is allostatic load (an index representing biological dysregulation) involved in associations between affect regulation and mortality risk for midlife adults? Dr. Amanda Ng & colleagues recently published their results in BSAM. Free to read for the next week!: tinyurl.com/affectreg #psychscisky
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)Check out this great paper by @rileym-oneill.bsky.social! Nice work!!
- In a recent BSAM paper, Riley O'Neill & colleagues examined how experimentally manipulated stress varying in vigilance demand may elicit differing biobehavioral responses and if responses varied by the type of stress. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- In a systematic review and 3-level meta-analysis, Katrin Schwartz & co-authors examined associations between #mindfulness & interoceptive accuracy. There were important considerations related to the types of studies and body awareness tasks. Free to read this week!: tinyurl.com/mindfulness-...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)On the Stress Puzzle, @dalmeidapsu.bsky.social shared good news about aging from a daily stress perspective! He highlighted that we experience fewer stressors AND have less affective reactivity to daily stressors as we age. #psychscisky #affectivescience #devpsych Listen: tinyurl.com/dailystress
- 🧩 My conversation with Dr. Dave Almeida is out now! We chatted about the ~10% of people who report no daily stressors, the importance of measuring positive emotions, how everyday stress & emotion processes shift as we age, & more! #scicomm #devpsych #psychscisky Listen now: tinyurl.com/dailystress
- Reminder to check out the May issue of BSAM and read featured papers (like the one below which is free to access for the week)!
- How are one's socioeconomic status (SES) and epigenetic age linked at midlife? Do associations differ by gender? Dr. Jennifer Robinette and Theo Moran examined these questions using individual and neighborhood indicators of SES from MIDUS. Free to read for the week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)“Transforming health psychology and behavioral medicine to address the climate crisis” Great webinar here coinciding with latest Behavioural Medicine Research Council statement www.apa.org/education-ca...
- How are one's socioeconomic status (SES) and epigenetic age linked at midlife? Do associations differ by gender? Dr. Jennifer Robinette and Theo Moran examined these questions using individual and neighborhood indicators of SES from MIDUS. Free to read for the week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- This month's issue features papers spanning topics from affect regulation and mortality risk to gender differences in SES-epigenetic age associations. Read an overview of articles included in the May issue of Biopsychosocial Science & Medicine here: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex... #psychscisky
- 🌍 On this Earth Day, we recognize the critical importance of addressing climate change and the importance of health psychology & behavioral medicine rising to this moment. Please take time to read (and widely share) this call to action to better face the biggest challenge of our time.
- Huge thanks to lead authors @elissaepel.bsky.social and @kristiwhitephd.bsky.social, as well as the entire authorship team and the Behavioral Medicine Research Council, for their continued effort to support planetary and individual health.
- Reminder to check out this new paper from @rileym-oneill.bsky.social and colleagues on vigilance and biobehavioral responses to stress while it is free to access! #healthpsych #psychscisky #socialpsych
- In a recent BSAM paper, Riley O'Neill & colleagues examined how experimentally manipulated stress varying in vigilance demand may elicit differing biobehavioral responses and if responses varied by the type of stress. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)I invite you to join me & my colleagues on Monday, April 21 for APA’s Essential Science Conversation where we will discuss how Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine can transform to address the #ClimateCrisis. 🗓 April 21, 2025 🕙 10:00 AM CST 🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- In a recent BSAM paper, Riley O'Neill & colleagues examined how experimentally manipulated stress varying in vigilance demand may elicit differing biobehavioral responses and if responses varied by the type of stress. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Their findings support contemporary theoretical perspectives on hypothesized mechanisms linking stress and health by identifying behavioral vigilance as an ecologically valid behavioral path linking stress to cardiovascular risk in daily life. #healthpsych #affectivescience #psychscisky
- Be sure to check out this new paper while it is still free to read!
- How is spirituality associated with cardiovascular health, and how do associations differ across and within racial and socioeconomic groups? #psychscisky This paper, led by Dr. Jason Ashe, was just published in BSAM. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- 🗣️ Please share this call widely to support early career opportunities for folks in biobehavioral medicine, health psychology, or related disciplines! The ECEB is a great way to gain experience that is often not emphasized in grad or postdoctoral training. #healthpsych #affectivescience #psychscisky
- 📢 Deadline extended! 📢 The deadline to apply for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine's Early Career Editorial Board has been extended to May 1st! Apply to join this vibrant community of early career scholars and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about the ECEB!
- The ECEB has openings with applications due April 15th. More information can be found here: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
- ECEB members will serve a 2-year term with the possibility of renewal for a second term. There is the possibility for ECEB members to be promoted to the Editorial Board.
- Applications will be reviewed with an eye toward identifying “rising stars” in the areas of research published in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
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View full threadMore information and how to apply can be found here: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
- We made this starter pack a few months ago so if any ECEB members have joined Bluesky since then, please DM us to be added to the list!
- You can follow along with members of our Early Career Editorial Board through this starter pack: go.bsky.app/7wdxZUnat://did:plc:lafqf5l72fr3olrehrpnmfyi/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lfditn4pq52h
- How is spirituality associated with cardiovascular health, and how do associations differ across and within racial and socioeconomic groups? #psychscisky This paper, led by Dr. Jason Ashe, was just published in BSAM. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
- Reposted by Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!)You can follow along with members of our Early Career Editorial Board through this starter pack: go.bsky.app/7wdxZUnat://did:plc:lafqf5l72fr3olrehrpnmfyi/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lfditn4pq52h
- Reviewers are critical to the ongoing quality and success of our journal - we wanted to thank those who have taken time out of their busy schedules to review for the journal in 2024. You can see this note of thanks and the list of our reviewers here: journals.lww.com/bsam/citatio...
- Read article summaries from April's issue of Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine here: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex... This issue features topics spanning from psychological experiences of long COVID to spirituality and cardiovascular risk to stress-related vigilance! #healthpsych #psychscisky
