Taking stress response out of the box: Stability, discontinuity, and temperament effects on HPA and SNS across social stressors in mother-infant dyads

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-45

  Laurent, Heidemarie K ^a   Ablow, Jennifer C ^b   Measelle, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Attunement; Cortisol; Infant; Mother

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERAMENT; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860821506     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025518     Document Type: Article

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