Emotional and adrenocortical regulation in early adolescence: Prediction by attachment security and disorganization in infancy

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-154

  Spangler, Gottfried ^a   Zimmermann, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

adolescence; attachment; cortisol; emotion regulation; psychobiological regulation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT DISORGANIZATION; ATTACHMENT SECURITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAME; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84894491705     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025414520808     Document Type: Article

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