Cumulative effects of early poverty on cortisol in young children: Moderation by autonomic nervous system activity

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2666-2675

  Blair, Clancy ^a   Berry, Daniel ^b   Mills Koonce, Roger ^c   Granger, Douglas ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Educational Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Poverty; Stress physiology

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; STRESS PHYSIOLOGY;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA;

EID: 84886099747     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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