Self-reported symptoms of depressed mood, trait anxiety and aggressive behavior in post-pubertal adolescents: Associations with diurnal cortisol profiles

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-257

  Van den Bergh, B R H ^a,b,c   Van Calster, B ^b   Pinna Puissant, S ^b   Van Huffel, S ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Flemish Community ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggression regulation problems; Depressive symptomatology; Diurnal cortisol profile; HPA axis; Post puberty; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY;

EID: 46149090564     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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