Individual differences in preschoolers' salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity: Relations to temperament and maladjustment

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Spinrad, Tracy L ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b   Eggum, Natalie D ^a   Sallquist, Julie ^a   Haugen, R G ^a   Kupfer, Anne ^a   Hofer, Claire ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Effortful control; Emotions; impulsivity; Problem behaviors; Salivary alpha amylase; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BOY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT;

AFFECT; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; SALIVA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349228855     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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