Stress reactivity and attachment security

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-204

  Gunnar, Megan R ^a   Brodersen, Laurie ^a   Nachmias, Melissa ^a   Buss, Kristin ^b   Rigatuso, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; SALIVA; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0030119254     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199604)29:3<191::AID-DEV1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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