Maternal prenatal, postpartum, and concurrent stressors and temperament in 3-year-olds: A person and variable analysis

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 629-652

  Susman, Elizabeth J ^b   Schmeelk, Karen H ^c   Ponirakis, Angelo ^c   Gariepy, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SALIVA; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035378573     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579401003121     Document Type: Article

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