Stressor paradigms in developmental studies: What does and does not work to produce mean increases in salivary cortisol

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 953-967

  Gunnar, Megan R ^a   Talge, Nicole M ^b   Herrera, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human development; Salivary cortisol; Stressor paradigms

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT; EMOTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC SPEAKING; REVIEW; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRESS; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SALIVA; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67349238318     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.02.010     Document Type: Review

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