About the Authors

Frank J. Penedo

Fpenedo@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Betina Yanez

Affiliation Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Sheila F. Castañeda

Affiliation Institute For Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States of America

Linda Gallo

Affiliation Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States of America

Katy Wortman

Affiliation Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Natalia Gouskova

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America

Melissa Simon

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

William Arguelles

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States of America

Maria Llabre

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States of America

Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Carrie Brintz

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States of America

Patricia Gonzalez

Affiliation Institute For Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States of America

Linda Van Horn

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Alfred W. Rademaker

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Amelie G. Ramirez

Affiliation Institute for Health Promotion, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FJP LG. Performed the experiments: FJP LG WA LVH. Analyzed the data: FJP BY KW NG ML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FJP BY LVH. Wrote the paper: FJP BY KW. Contributed to the editorial process: SFC. Data interpretation: SFC NG MS WA ML LSJ PG LVH AGR. Discussion: MS LSJ PG. Implications: MS AGR. Literature review: CB AGR. Contributed to writing methods: CB. Data analysis and interpretation: AWR.