Children's Context Inappropriate Anger and Salivary Cortisol

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1284-1297

  Locke, Robin L ^a   Davidson, Richard J ^b   Kalin, Ned H ^c   Goldsmith, H Hill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; children; context; cortisol; emotion

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70249125865     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015975     Document Type: Article

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