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Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary-developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity

Boyce, W. T., & Ellis, B. J. (2005),

 Development and Psychopathology, 17(2), 271-301.

Vulnerability genes or plasticity genes?

Belsky, J., Jonassaint, C., Pluess, M., Stanton, M., Brummett, B., & Williams, R. (2009),

 Molecular Psychiatry, 14(8), 746-754. doi: 10.1038/mp.2009.44

Beyond diathesis stress: differential susceptibility to environmental influences

Belsky, J., & Pluess, M. (2009),

 Psychological Bulletin, 135(6), 885-908. doi: 10.1037/a0017376

Differential susceptibility to the environment: an evolutionary—neurodevelopmental theory

Ellis, B. J., Boyce, W. T., Belsky, J., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2011),

 Development and Psychopathology, 23(1), 7-28. Doi: 10.1017/S0954579410000611

Sensory processing sensitivity: a review in the light of the evolution of biological responsivity

Aron, E. N., Aron, A., & Jagiellowicz, J. (2012),

 Personality and Social Psychology Review, 16(3), 262-282. doi: 10.1177/1088868311434213

Vantage sensitivity: Individual differences in response to positive experiences

Pluess, M., & Belsky, J. (2013),

 Psychological Bulletin, 139(4), 901-916. doi: 10.1037/a0030196

Individual Differences in Environmental Sensitivity

Pluess, M. (2015),

 Child Development Perspectives, 9(3), 138-143. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12120

Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the context of Environmental Sensitivity: A critical review and development of research agenda

Greven, C. U., Lionetti, F., Booth, C., Aron, E. N., Fox, E., Schendan, H. E., Homberg, J. (2019),

 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 98, 287-305. Doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.01.009

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