Parent-child relationship, temperament, and physiological reactions to fear-inducing film clips: Further evidence for differential susceptibility

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-195

  Gilissen, Renske ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   van der Veer, René ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Differential susceptibility; Fear; Parent child relationship; Physiological reactivity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TELEVISION; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TELEVISION; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 39049103941     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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