Applying the polyvagal theory to children's emotion regulation: Social context, socialization, and adjustment

Biological Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Hastings, Paul D ^a   Nuselovici, Jacob N ^a   Utendale, William T ^a   Coutya, Julie ^a   McShane, Kelly E ^b   Sullivan, Caroline ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Children; Regulation; RSA; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIAC RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINUS NODE; SOCIALIZATION; VAGUS NERVE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 54849429970     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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