Child temperament and parental depression predict cortisol reactivity to stress in middle childhood

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-116

  Mackrell, Sarah V M ^a   Sheikh, Haroon I ^a   Kotelnikova, Yuliya ^a   Kryski, Katie R ^a   Jordan, Patricia L ^a   Singh, Shiva M ^a   Hayden, Elizabeth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child temperament; Cortisol; Maternal depression; Paternal depression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CORTISOL REACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; POSITIVE EMOTIONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT; CHEMISTRY; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA;

CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84897831695     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035612     Document Type: Article

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