Subjective, autonomic, and endocrine reactivity during social stress in children with social phobia

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-104

  Krämer, Martina ^a   Seefeldt, Wiebke Lina ^b   Heinrichs, Nina ^c   Tuschen Caffier, Brunna ^a   Schmitz, Julian ^a   Wolf, Oliver Tobias ^d   Blechert, Jens ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; Heart rate; Physiological reactivity; Social phobia; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SALIVA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES;

EID: 84858782289     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9548-9     Document Type: Article

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