Early adversity, RSA, and inhibitory control: Evidence of children's neurobiological sensitivity to social context

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 964-978

  Skowron, Elizabeth A ^a   Cipriano Essel, Elizabeth ^b   Gatzke Kopp, Lisa M ^b   Teti, Douglas M ^b   Ammerman, Robert T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Early experience; Electrophysiology; Parental care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREATHING RATE; CHILD ABUSE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY RATE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901694778     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21175     Document Type: Article

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