Salivary cortisol levels are associated with resource control in a competitive situation in 19month-old boys

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-164

  Plusquellec, Pierrich ^a,b   Ouellet Morin, Isabelle ^c   Feng, Bei ^d   Pérusse, Daniel ^e   Tremblay, Richard E ^e,f   Lupien, Sonia J ^b   Boivin, Michel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Dominance; Observation; Resource control; Sex; Twins

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STRESS;

EID: 79959536658     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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