Longitudinal associations in adolescence between cortisol and persistent aggressive or rule-breaking behavior

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Platje, Evelien ^a   Jansen, Lucres M C ^a   Raine, Adrian ^b   Branje, Susan J T ^c   Doreleijers, Theo A H ^a,d   de Vries Bouw, Marjan ^a   Popma, Arne ^a   van Lier, Pol A C ^e   Koot, Hans M ^e   Meeus, Wim H J ^c   Vermeiren, Robert R J M ^a,f  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Acad Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Antisocial behavior; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSISTENT AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RULE BREAKING BEHAVIOR; SALIVA LEVEL; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA;

EID: 84874744850     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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