TABLE 2.

Theoretical concepts, variables, and measures

EBD component	Concept	Variable	Measure	Subject
Ecology	Maternal history of childhood adversity	Adverse childhood experiences	Childhood Trauma Questionnaire	Mother
	Maternal history of family strengths	Family strengths	Childhood Trauma Questionnaire	Mother
	Maternal experiences of discrimination	Experiences of discrimination	Experiences of Discrimination Scale	Mother
	Maternal trauma history	PTSD symptoms	PTSD Checklist—Civilian	Mother
	Reflective capacity	Parental reflective functioning	Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire	Mother
	Supportive caregiving	Parenting behavior	Parent Behavior Inventory	Mother
	Protective parenting related to racial discrimination	Racial socialization behaviors	Racial Socialization Scale	Mother
Biology	Physiological response	Neuroendocrine functioning	Hair cortisol	Child
		Immune functioning	Salivary c-reactive protein, salivary cytokines	Child
		Cardiovascular functioning	Blood pressure percentile	Child
Health and development	Endocrine disruption	Obesity	BMI percentile, z-score	Child
	Metabolic demand	Growth delay	Height-for-age percentile	Child
	Behavioral development	Internalizing and externalizing behaviors	Child Behavior Checklist	Mother reports on child
	Physiological disruption	Health history	Demographic form	Mother reports on child
	Learning and cognition	School performance	Child Behavior Checklist	Mother reports on child

EBD, ecobiodevelopmental model.