Children's externalizing and internalizing symptoms over time: The role of individual differences in patterns of RSA responding

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1049-1061

  Hinnant, James Benjamin ^a   El Sheikh, Mona ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Externalizing symptoms; Internalizing symptoms; Longitudinal; Middle childhood; Parasympathetic nervous system; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 74249098077     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9341-1     Document Type: Article

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