Developmental changes in baseline cortisol activity in early childhood: Relations with napping and effortful control

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 125-133

  Watamura, Sarah E ^a   Donzella, Bonny ^b   Kertes, Darlene A ^b   Gunnar, Megan R ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; Development; Effortful control; Infants; Napping; Temperament; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; ANALYSIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SLEEP; TIME;

AROUSAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SLEEP; TEMPERAMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 7544231820     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20026     Document Type: Article

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