Cortisol levels of caregivers in child care centers as related to the quality of their caregiving

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-63

  de Schipper, Elles J ^a   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^a   Geurts, Sabine A E ^a   de Weerth, Carolina ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiving behavior; Child care center; Child care quality; Professional caregiver; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649086740     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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