Behavioral Inhibition and Stress Reactivity: The Moderating Role of Attachment Security

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 508-522

  Nachmias, Melissa ^a   Gunnar, Megan ^a   Mangelsdorf, Sarah ^b   Parritz, Robin Hornik ^c   Buss, Kristin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COOPERATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0030115722     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01748.x     Document Type: Article

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