Adrenocortical responses to strangers in preschoolers: Relations with parenting, temperament, and psychopathology

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 694-710

  Hastings, Paul D ^a   Ruttle, Paula L ^b   Serbin, Lisa A ^b   Mills, Rosemary S L ^c   Stack, Dale M ^b   Schwartzman, Alex E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Externalizing problems; Internalizing problems; Preschoolers; Punishment; Temperamental inhibition

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SALIVA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PUNISHMENT; SALIVA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 80054007164     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20545     Document Type: Article

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