Cortisol and antisocial behavior in early adolescence: The role of gender in an economically disadvantaged sample

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 579-591

  Kobak, Roger ^a   Zajac, Kristyn ^a   Levine, Seymour ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651163853     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579409000315     Document Type: Article

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