Autonomic reactivity in relation to attachment and early adversity among foster children

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-118

  Oosterman, Mirjam ^a   De Schipper, J Clasien ^a   Fisher, Philip ^b   Dozier, Mary ^c   Schuengel, Carlo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77950957616     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579409990290     Document Type: Article

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