Relation of intimate partner violence to salivary cortisol among couples expecting a first child

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 492-502

  Feinberg, Mark E ^a   Jones, Damon E ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b   Bontempo, Daniel ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Couples; HPA axis; Violence

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFLICT; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SPOUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053182793     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20406     Document Type: Article

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