Short-term stability of physiological measures in kindergarten children: Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, heart period, and cortisol

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 230-242

  Doussard Roosevelt, Jane A ^a   Montgomery, Lee Anne ^a   Porges, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart period; Polyvagal Theory; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Salivary cortisol; Social competence; Vagal control

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORADO CHILDHOOD TEMPERAMENT INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE SALIVA LEVEL; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYVAGAL THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VAGUS REFLEX;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SHYNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0141992934     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10136     Document Type: Article

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