Early exposure to parental depression and parenting: Associations with young offspring's stress physiology and oppositional behavior

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1299-1310

  Dougherty, Lea R ^a   Tolep, Marissa R ^a   Smith, Victoria C ^a   Rose, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; HPA axis; Offspring risk; Parental depression; Parenting; Preschool

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84886913435     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9763-7     Document Type: Article

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