Sex Differences in salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and psychological functioning following Hurricane Katrina

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1228-1240

  Vigil, Jacob M ^a   Geary, David C ^b   Granger, Douglas A ^c   Flinn, Mark V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CYCLONIC STORMS; DEPRESSION; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALITY; LOUISIANA; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955132075     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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