Gender- and age-related differences in the association between social relationship quality and trait levels of salivary cortisol

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-260

  Booth, Alan ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^a   Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 44249083986     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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