The presence of a best friend buffers the effects of negative experiences

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1786-1791

  Adams, Ryan E ^a   Santo, Jonathan Bruce ^b   Bukowski, William M ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Friendship; Global self worth; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical axis; Negative experiences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; SELF EVALUATION; TIME;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82755197368     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025401     Document Type: Article

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