Peer victimization and aggression: Moderation by individual differences in salivary cortiol and alpha-amylase

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 843-856

  Rudolph, Karen D ^a   Troop Gordon, Wendy ^b   Granger, Douglas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Peer victimization; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGGRESSION; ALPHA-AMYLASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77956064039     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9412-3     Document Type: Article

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