Early childcare, executive functioning, and the moderating role of early stress physiology

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1250-1261

  Berry, Daniel ^a   Blair, Clancy ^b,c,f   Ursache, Alexandra ^b   Willoughby, Michael T ^c,f   Granger, Douglas A ^d,e   Vernon Feagans, Lynne ^c,f   Cox, Martha ^c,f   Burchinal, Peg ^c,f   Burton, Linda ^c,f,g   Crnic, Keith ^c,d,f   Crouter, Ann ^c,f   Garrett Peters, Patricia ^c,f   Greenberg, Mark ^c,f   Lanza, Stephanie ^c,f   Mills Koonce, Roger ^c,f   Werner, Emily ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Cortisol; Executive function; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897962565     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034700     Document Type: Article

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