Inhibited temperament and parent emotional availability differentially predict young children's cortisol responses to novel social and nonsocial events

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 521-532

  Kertes, Darlene A ^a   Donzella, Bonny ^b   Talge, Nicole M ^c   Garvin, Melissa C ^d   Van Ryzin, Mark J ^b   Gunnar, Megan R ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Childcare Assessment Through Research and Evaluation (CARE)   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral inhibition; Cortisol; Fearful temperament; Parenting

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEMPERAMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 70350523953     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20390     Document Type: Article

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