Cortisol Reactivity and Regulation Associated With Shame Responding in Early Childhood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1369-1380

  Mills, Rosemary S L ^a   Imm, Gorette P ^a   Walling, Bobbi R ^a   Weiler, Hope A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cortisol; HPA regulation; shame

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACHIEVEMENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME;

ACHIEVEMENT; AROUSAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SHAME;

EID: 54849433365     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013150     Document Type: Article

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